RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1786
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano
institution: Saint Mark in Tyre
text: May. 8. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III orders Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to bring the dispute between the archbishop of Tyre and the Venetians over the church of St Mark in Tyre to an end.
May. 8. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Honorius III orders Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, to bring the dispute between the archbishop of Tyre and the Venetians over the church of St Mark in Tyre to an end.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 329-30, no. 30 (RRH no. 910)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1799
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Jul. 13. Lateran. Pope Honorius III reports to his legate, Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, that the bishop of Famagusta has informed him of excessive behaviour by the archbishop of Nicosia, who has demanded the presence of his suffragan bishops whenever he visits their churches, when they are only bound to be present on the first occasion. The archbishop allows leave of absence for 2 or 3 years to all who have asisia in churches, without the bishops’ permission, and to enjoy their benefices in absentia, on the basis of a successful appeal made to the pope by Rogerius who had an asisia at Famagusta. He claims the right, on the basis of precedents, to create on his consecration a new canonry in every cathedral without consulting the bishops, although no such precedent has ever been experienced at Famagusta. He has forced the bishop of Famagusta, who had obeyed the papal judge delegates in the case of magister D decanus Nycosiensis against the archbishop’s wishes, into exile, after the bishop had been suspended by the bishop of Paphos and the archdeacon of Famagusta, on the unjust accusation that he had failed to meet the archbishop. He has denied the bishop his jurisdictional power of excommunication, because he had excommunicated certain canons of Famagusta. He has entrusted the administration of the diocese to the archdeacon of Famagusta and to Willelmus canonicus Famagustanus. The pope orders Cardinal Pelagius to reinstate the bishop.
Jul. 13. Lateran. Pope Honorius III reports to his legate, Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, that the bishop of Famagusta has informed him of excessive behaviour by the archbishop of Nicosia, who has demanded the presence of his suffragan bishops whenever he visits their churches, when they are only... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:202-7, no. c-20
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1969
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Cistercian abbey of Bellimons; Willelmus de Rivet miles Nicosiensis diocesis
institution: Cistercian abbey of Bellimons
text: Aug. 17. Lateran. Responding to an appeal from the Cistercian abbey of Bellimons, Pope Honorius III narrates for the benefit of the archdeacon of Nicosia, the cantor of Nicosia and magister Balduinus canonicus Nicosiensis the the lengthy dispute between the abbey and Willelmus de Rivet miles Nicosiensis diocesis over the possession of the casale of Peregus, which Willelmus claimed to hold in fief [in feudum] from the queen of Cyprus. The case had been heard by the archbishop of Nicosia, with the authority of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, but Willelmus claimed that since the casale was a fief it was not subject to the jurisidiction of an ecclesiastical court. Judgement was for the abbey and this was later confirmed when Willelmus persisted in refusing to recognize the court. Willelmus then seized the casale, with the queen’s support, and was excommunicated by the archbishop and the bishop of Paphos, who had been authorized to act by the papal legate. Both parties appealed to the pope, who delegated the case to the archbishop of Tyre and the bishops of Tripoli and Valenia, who were to investigate the matter and decide whether Willelmus’s appeal had been legitimate. Willelmus adopted various subterfuges to evade justice, obtaining a letter from the Holy See to the bishop of Limassol that raised doubt on the status of the case as an ecclesiastical matter, while with the death of the abbot of Bellimons the abbey needed a new procurator. Anxious not to harm the rights of either party, the pope orders the archdeacon, the cantor and magister Balduinus canonicus Nicosiensis to carry out the instruction originally issued to the archbishop of Tyre and his fellow judges.
Aug. 17. Lateran. Responding to an appeal from the Cistercian abbey of Bellimons, Pope Honorius III narrates for the benefit of the archdeacon of Nicosia, the cantor of Nicosia and magister Balduinus canonicus Nicosiensis the the lengthy dispute between the abbey and Willelmus de Rivet miles... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:259-63, no. c-57
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2009
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishop of Acre and Venetians
institution: Saint Mark in Acre
text: Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Rieti. With respect to a case being heard in Rome, involving a dispute between the bishop of Acre, represented in Rome by the archidiaconus Acconensis, and Venice over the parochial rights of the chapel [capella] of St Mark in Acre, Pope Honorius III summons procurators from the church in Venice and the bishop of Castello to Rome by the next 2 February.
Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Rieti. With respect to a case being heard in Rome, involving a dispute between the bishop of Acre, represented in Rome by the archidiaconus Acconensis, and Venice over the parochial rights of the chapel [capella] of St Mark in Acre, Pope Honorius III summons procurators from... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 430-2, nos. 114-15
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1975
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magister of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: Jan. 10. Lateran. The bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis episcopus] has complained to Pope Honorius III about the behaviour of the Knights Templar. Lordship of the city of Tortosa is divided between the bishop and the Templars, but the latter, breaking the terms of division laid down a century ago, have ignored the bishop’s lordship [dominium], treating his part as their own, taking control of the city gate that belongs to the church, publicly proclaiming [bannum proclamare] that they have full rights and impeding the operation of the bishop’s meat market [becaria] and the freedom of merchants to sell his grain and wine. They have built 2 new churches in their part of the city, in which they have installed Greek priests [Greci presbyteri] in defiance of the bishop and the Holy See. They have refused to pay their dues, including tithes, to the bishopric, according to the evidence provided by their own rustici Sarraceni, and they have detained tribute paid by [the town of] Coeblum. They have denied the bishop his parochial rights at Castellum Album. The pope gravely rebukes the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar. He orders them to make satisfaction and informs them that he has ordered the archbishops of Tyre and Caesarea and the bishop of Acre to enforce his judgement.
Jan. 10. Lateran. The bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis episcopus] has complained to Pope Honorius III about the behaviour of the Knights Templar. Lordship of the city of Tortosa is divided between the bishop and the Templars, but the latter, breaking the terms of division laid down a century ago,... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 403-5, no. 89
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2038
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Venetians and archbishop of Tyre
text: May 30. Lateran. Due to events in Italy, Pope Honorius III defers judgement on the case between the Venetians and the archbishop of Tyre over the Venetian church in Tyre.
May 30. Lateran. Due to events in Italy, Pope Honorius III defers judgement on the case between the Venetians and the archbishop of Tyre over the Venetian church in Tyre.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, p. 459, no. 133 (RRH no. 910)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2039
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Doge and citizens of Venice
institution: Saint Mark in Acre
text: Jun. 1. Lateran. Pope Honorius III suggests to the doge and people of Venice that the visit of the bishop of Acre to the West provides a chance for an amicable settlement of their differences over the case of the plebanus of the church of St Mark in Acre.
Jun. 1. Lateran. Pope Honorius III suggests to the doge and people of Venice that the visit of the bishop of Acre to the West provides a chance for an amicable settlement of their differences over the case of the plebanus of the church of St Mark in Acre.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, p. 460, no. 134