RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
719
year: 1164
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Nicholaus prior of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan 3. Sens. Pope Alexander III confirms for Nicholaus prior dominici Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre the protection granted by his predecessors Popes Calixtus II, Honorius II, Innocent II and Eugenius III. He confirms the grants made by Duke Godfrey, King Baldwin I, Patriarch Arnulf and their successors, specifying the following: in the bishopric of Bethlehem the casale of Thecua, given by King Fulk; the villa of Mahumeria with its church; in the diocese of Caesarea castrum Feniculi; in the city of Jaffa the church of St Peter; the castle [castrum] of Gith; in the city of Tyre the church of Sancta Maria antiqua sedes; in the diocese of Tyre the casale of Sancta Erina; in the diocese of Tripoli the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin, the church of Sanctus Georgius in Montanis and the villa called Biuora, given in exchange for Megina; together with properties in southern Italy, Languedoc and Iberia. He confirms the freedom of the canons to elect the patriarch, exempts them from the payment of tithes and first fruits on noval lands, cultivated by them or at their expense, or providing fodder for their animals. He concedes the privilege that in every diocese a house of the canons, containing a community of 4 brothers or more, can have an oratory, while reserving the rights of the local bishop.
Jan 3. Sens. Pope Alexander III confirms for Nicholaus prior dominici Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre the protection granted by his predecessors Popes Calixtus II, Honorius II, Innocent II and Eugenius III. He confirms the grants made by Duke Godfrey, King Baldwin I, Patriarch Arnulf... more
sources: Hiestand, PK 3:237-41, no. 88