year: 1227
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus
text: Aug. 21. Anagni. Addressing Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus and his successors, Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the ruling of Pope Lucius II that letters purporting to have been issued by Popes Paschal II and Calixtus II subjecting the parish of Ascalon to Bethlehem were forgeries, but he nevertheless follows Popes Innocent II, Lucius II, [Innocent III] [339] and Honorius III in confirming the privileges of the church of Bethlehem. He confirms in particular the church’s possessions, which he lists: the tithes of Thecua, Seyr and Bethscuar; the casalia of Sanctus Georgius, Bethenase, Bethelaam, Berbetham and Quercus; a garden at Archas; the land and herbir of Belmekim and Oliban in the diocese of Ramla; Belveir in the province of Caesarea; Bedaica in the province of Nazareth; Haim in the diocese of Tiberias; the churches of St Martin in Tyre, St Mary in Gibeletum, St Mary on Mt Pèlerin with Calamon, and a church in Jaffa. He lists churches and possessions overseas in Constantinople and Italy, before returning to properties in the Latin East, specifying: Seylon in the territory of Nablus; land held by burgenses of Jerusalem which is located between Bethlehem and Jerusalem; a casale called Bedar in Galilee; 2 casalia commonly called Caphrapalos and Caxusum within the Vallis de Cursu; houses and gardens in Jerusalem; a villein [homo] with his possessions; a house in Acre situated between the church of Sancta Maria de Platea and the old palacium; next to Bethlehem, possessions and lands, Bethlezan and Artasium; the greater pool [stagnum] which used to provide water to Bethlehem; the endowments provided by Anselmus de Parentela with the agreement of the king; 2 carrucate terre in the territory of Phagor, given by Geroldus; lands in the territory of Bethamar; a villanus in the casale of Sayr given by Andreas de Templo; a casale called Cadichinos situated between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, given by Pisellus vicecomes and his wife Gisla; casale Bethenasiph in the territory of Hebron; casale Bethfassam, which had belonged to the feudum of Radulfus de Fontaneto; a house in the city of Caesarea, and in the territory of Caesarea casale Belveir [already mentioned]; casale Thaeria in the territory of Ramla; 8 carrucate terre in casale sancte Marie; the casalia of Bethmelchi, Heberre and Luban; houses and lands in Jaffa; 2 carrucate terre next to the river Eleutherum; in Haifa a house next to the gate from which runs the road to Acre and 2 carrucate terre in the territory of Haifa; a house in Tiberias and in the territory of Tiberias casale Aim, with lands on both sides of the river [Jordan] which flows from the Sea of Galilee [maris Cedelee]; casale Sembra, given by Ulricus vicecomes Neapolitanus; casale Capracule given by Bernardus Vaccarius; casale Ramadec; in Ascalon a house with stationes and a bath-house next to it, a garden outside the eastern gate near the wall, lands for planting vines, an oven, a mill, all purchased, 4 carrucate terre at sanctus Michaelis, casale Bethamam near Ascalon, 5 carrucate terre next to the road to sanctus Michaelis, the vineyard that belonged to Guillielmus Ruffus vicecomes Ascalonitanus, next to the garden of Bethlehem which is outside the gate of Ascalon, on the left hand side; the casalia of Zacharia and sanctus Georgius, which were given by Gonfredus de Turre with the rest of his feudum; casale Bethaleam given by Hugo dominus de Sancto Abraham; houses in Nablus; a house in Tyre located near the castle; in the diocese of Antioch the casalia of Carcasia, Baldadia and Gabanio, and the vineyards of Norsinac; in Antioch 6 houses in the vicus Panticelli in the parish of St Thomas, a house next to the church of St Peter, a house ubi fiunt calamite, a 3 pecie of gardens in the parish of St James. Pope Gregory confirms an exchange made between the churches of Bethlehem and Nazareth in relation to a church in Acre. He confirms exemption from the payment of tithes on noval lands and all liberties granted by his predecessors. [340]
Aug. 21. Anagni. Addressing Raynerius Bethleemitice civitatis episcopus and his successors, Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the ruling of Pope Lucius II that letters purporting to have been issued by Popes Paschal II and Calixtus II subjecting the parish of Ascalon to Bethlehem were forgeries,... more
sources: Hiestand, Papsturkunden 3:377-83, no. 190 (RRH no. 983)