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RRR: 3056
year: 1255
text: March 22. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the hospital of Lepers of St Lazarus of Jerusalem of the Order of St Augustine, informing them that canon law stipulates that however monks and canons beat each other in the cloister they are not to be sent to the Apostolic See, but subjected to the discipline of the abbot, but if the abbot's discretion and prudence do not suffice, then to the diocesan bishop, unless the infraction is difficult or immense, in which case there is recourse to the Roman Church. Thus the addressees are told that their priors, who the pope has learned are priests, can give absolution for infractions that are not major.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:107, no. 353
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RRR: 3057
year: 1255
text: March 22. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the same [the master and brothers of the hospital of Lepers of St Lazarus of Jerusalem of the Order of St Augustine], confirming and strengthening their following the rule of Blessed Augustine as they assert they have professed and observed hitherto, establishing that the same rule shall be observed by them and their successors in all future times.
sources: Calendar entry in Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:107-8, no. 354; Tomassetti, Bullarium Romanum, 3:602, no. X
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RRR: 3058
year: 1255
text: March 23. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to Patriarch O[pizo Fieschi] of Antioch, relating that, since, as the patriarch claims, the late Pope I[nnocentius IV] granted him the office of full legation in his patriarchate, granting his request, the pope ratifies, confirms, and strengthens what was done by his predecessor.
sources: Haluscynskyj and Wojnar, Acta Alexandri IV, pp. 10-11, no. 9
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RRR: 3059
year: 1255
text: April 1. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, relating that he was shown their request that claimed that because of warfare the monastery that was once built on Mt Tabor has been destroyed by the enemies of Christ's name and it is not expected that the abbot and monks can repair it. Since the Saracens may indeed fortify the place of Mt Tabor, which they occupy, to the detriment of the Christian faith, the addressees asked for a solution. Considering the addressees' incessant struggle against the enemies of the Cross in defense of the Christian name, the pope grants them and their hospital the place in which the monastery is situated with all its lands, possessions, houses, men, rights, liberties, immunities, and appurentances, and exemption from tithes, for aid to the Holy Land and maintenance of the poor, on the condition that within a decade, if there is continual peace or a truce between Christians and Saracens after they come into possession of the aforesaid, they are obliged to fortify the place and maintain forty horsemen at arms for the defense of the Christian name, and they are obliged to support the surviving abbot and monks of the abbey, according to the judgment of the archbishop of Tyre and the abbot of St Mary of the Valley of Josaphat of the Order of St Benedict living in Acre, or one of them, as long as they live, unless they are settled in other religious places.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp, 2:777, no. 2726; Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:83-84, no. 311; RRH 1230
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RRR: 3060
year: 1255
text: April 1. Genoa. In the presence of Grimaldo and Manfredo of the marquess of Gavi, Ottaviano, son of the noble man Lanfranco Cigala, names as his procurators his uncles Oberto and Niccoloso Cigala to take possession of the various prebends in partibus ultramarinis granted to him by the late Pope Innocent IV.
sources: Ferretto, ‘I Genovesi in Oriente nel carteggio di Innocenzo IV’, p. 368, no. LXIV
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RRR: 3061
year: 1255
text: April 5. Naples. Pope Alexander IV addresses all prelates, senior clergy, chapters, convents and colleges [including the church of Nicosia]. Appointments to benefices, including those made through papal and legatine provisions, have led to long lists of those awaiting prebends. The pope decrees that a waiting list should consist of no more than 4 persons.
sources: Schabel et al. [eds.], Bullarium, 1:463-66, no. f-11
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RRR: 3062
year: 1255
text: April 8. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the archbishop of Tyre (Tyrensis) and the bishop of Lydda (Lidensis), relating that because the church of Jerusalem lacked a patriarch and a prior he has heard that it has collapsed spiritually and temporally, with few remaining in it who have the industry to direct it prosperously and govern it in a healthy way. He orders the addressees to care for the church diligently until the patriarch he has recently provided arrives or sends someone in his place, and they shall not permit its treasures, incomes, and other goods to be alienated, taken away, or dispersed.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:81-82, no. 305
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RRR: 3063
year: 1255
text: April 8. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem, relating that they had him informed that in order to defend the country and themselves from the pagan incursions they are maintaining a certain castle in the county of Tripoli (Tripolitanus) called Crac des Chevaliers (Cracum) to oppose the Saracens, with much labour, innumerable dangers, and great cost in face of the enemy. The castle is positioned almost in the midst of the perverse nation and infested with Saracens, however, so it requires great expense. Wishing to fortify it in such a way that it can be safe from attack, they propose to keep sixty horsemen there continuously for its defence. Because of the great cost, they asked the pope for relief. The pope therefore exempts them from paying tithes and first fruits on this castle and their neighbouring possessions present and future and on the possessions of the inhabitants, but they can keep what has been collected and what will be collected and use it for the maintenance of the castle. As a token of this concession, they shall pay the pope and his successors one pound of gold annually.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:83, no. 310
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RRR: 3064
year: 1255
text: April 9. Naples. Pope Alexander IV to Bishop-elect (sic) Jacobus [Jacques Pantaléon] of Jerusalem, relating that when the church of Jerusalem was vacant, three canons of that church on their own accord set a very brief deadline for the others for the election or appointment of the future patriarch, although the advice and consent of those others should have been obtained for arranging the deadline. The others considered themselves unduly burdened by the brevity of the deadline and appealed to Cardinal-bishop [Eudes de Châteauroux] of Tusculum (Tusculanus), then papal legate in those parts. The legate cited the three by letter to appear before him before a deadline, strictly forbidding them from proceeding to the election or appointment in the meantime. The three disregarded the appeal and citation and appointed Patriarch O[pizo Fieschi] of Antioch to their church, presented the appointment to the pope, and asked the pope to accept it. After deliberating with the cardinals, the pope has not accepted the appointment. Lest such a church, so important for its connection to the Son of the eternal Father, remain without a prelate for a very long time, the pope has made the addressee, bishop of Verdun (Virdunensis), patriarch, transferring him from the church of Verdun (Virdunensis). The pope writes the usual letters on the same matter to the patriarch's suffragans, to the chapter of Jerusalem, to the clergy of Jerusalem, and to the people of the city and diocese of Jerusalem.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:85-86, no. 317; Haluscynskyj and Wojnar, Acta Alexandri IV, pp. 14-16, no. 13
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RRR: 3065
year: 1255
text: April 11. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to Archbishop of Tyre and the abbot of Saint Mary in the Valley of Josaphat of the Order of St Benedict residing in Acre, relating that the religion and devotion of the master and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem induce him to look favorably on their petitions. He was shown the petition of the master and brothers that claimed that the monastery that was once built on Mt Tabor has been destroyed in war by the enemies of the Christian name, and it is not hoped that it can be repaired by the abbot and the monks of that monastery. But because there is little doubt that the Saracens who occupy the aforesaid place of Mt Tabor are fortifying it, to the detriment of the Christian faith, they asked the pope to provide a solution. The pope notes that the master and brothers struggle ceaselessly with all their might against the enemies of the Cross, so he grants to them and their Hospital the place in which the aforesaid monastery is situated with the lands, possessions, houses, people, rights, liberties, immunities, and all appurtenances belonging in any way to that monastery, in such a way that they are free and immune from the payment of tithes and anything else, for the defense of the Holy Land and the maintenance of the poor, giving them free possession or quasi without consulting the diocesan or anyone else. Nevertheless, if within a decade there is peace or truces between Christians and Saracens, after they secure full possession, they shall be obliged to fortify the place and maintain 40 horsemen continuously there for the defense of the Christian name, and they are held to provide for the needs of the abbot and monks who survive as long as they live, unless they can be accommodated in other religious places. The pope therefore orders the addressees or one of the two to execute the above, removing anyone who might occupy those things illicitly.
sources: ASV, 24, f. 42r-v, no. 288; calendar entry in Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:102, no. 344; RRH 1230
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