RRR: Correspondence/envoy
459
year: 1145
initiator: Patriarch William of Jerusalem
institution: Saint John in Sebaste
text: Dec. 25 1144 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem informs the Church at large of the discovery at Sebastea [Samaria] of relics of St John the Baptist, the prophet Elisha and Abdias. He grants under seal an indulgence of 40 days to all visiting Sebastea on the Feasts of the Discovery of the Relics, the Nativity and the Decollation of St John the Baptist and to all contributing to the restoration of the church there.
Dec. 25 1144 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem informs the Church at large of the discovery at Sebastea [Samaria] of relics of St John the Baptist, the prophet Elisha and Abdias. He grants under seal an indulgence of 40 days to all visiting Sebastea on the Feasts of the Discovery of... more
sources: Le Roux de Lincy et Bruel, ‘Notice historique et critique’, pp. 492-3, no. 1 (RRH no. 235)