year: 1100
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *After Jul. 22. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaphs of Godfrey of Bouillon [d. Jul. 18, buried Jul. 22]. On one face of the tomb, an inscription refers to his acquisition of all the [Holy Land] for the Christian religion. On the other, a longer inscription refers to his prowess, his refusal of a crown and his faith.
*After Jul. 22. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaphs of Godfrey of Bouillon [d. Jul. 18, buried Jul. 22]. On one face of the tomb, an inscription refers to his acquisition of all the [Holy Land] for the Christian religion. On the other, a longer inscription refers to his... more
sources: Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 54-5, nos. 67-8
year: 1100
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *After late July. [8] Jerusalem. The Hospital of St John, between the conventual churh and the chapel of St John the Baptist. Tomb and epitaph of Wiggerus [Wicherus Alemannus]. It celebrates the seizure of Jerusalem by the Franci on 15 July 1099.
*After late July. [8] Jerusalem. The Hospital of St John, between the conventual churh and the chapel of St John the Baptist. Tomb and epitaph of Wiggerus [Wicherus Alemannus]. It celebrates the seizure of Jerusalem by the Franci on 15 July 1099.
sources: John of Würzburg, pp. 124-5
year: 1109
initiator: Baldwin I
recipient: Genoese
text: Spring 1106 – Jul. 12 1109. An inscription is placed in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, recoding how, as a reward for their assistance in the taking of Acre, King Baldwin I gives the Genoese, who had helped acquire Jerusalem, Antioch, Latakia, Tortosa, Solinum and Gibellum, a vicus in Jerusalem and Jaffa and a third part of Caesarea, Assur and Acre.
Spring 1106 – Jul. 12 1109. An inscription is placed in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, recoding how, as a reward for their assistance in the taking of Acre, King Baldwin I gives the Genoese, who had helped acquire Jerusalem, Antioch, Latakia, Tortosa, Solinum and Gibellum, a vicus in Jerusalem... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:132-6, no. 28; Kedar, ‘Again: Genoa’s Golden Inscription’, pp. 495-502 (RRH no. 45) [20]
year: 1118
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *After Apr. 7. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaphs of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem [d. Apr. 2, buried Apr. 7]. On one face of the tomb, Baldwin is described as another Judas Maccabeus, fear of whom led Cedar, Egypt, Dan and Damascus to be tributaries. On the other, he is compared to Joshua and is referred to as the conqueror of Acre, Caesarea, Beirut, Sidon, Transjordan [terrae Arabum vel quae tangunt Mare Rubrum] and Tripoli, and the destroyer of Arsuth.
*After Apr. 7. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaphs of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem [d. Apr. 2, buried Apr. 7]. On one face of the tomb, Baldwin is described as another Judas Maccabeus, fear of whom led Cedar, Egypt, Dan and Damascus to be tributaries. On the other, he is... more
sources: Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 57-9, nos. 69-70
year: 1120
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *After Sept. 3. Jerusalem. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Tomb and epitaph of Girardus pauperibus servus et pius hospitibus [the founder of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, d. Sept. 3]. It refers to his humility, his noble heart, his care of many and his search for resources.
*After Sept. 3. Jerusalem. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Tomb and epitaph of Girardus pauperibus servus et pius hospitibus [the founder of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, d. Sept. 3]. It refers to his humility, his noble heart, his care of many and his search for resources.
sources: Fulcher of Chartres, p. 642
year: 1149
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: *After Jul. 15. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Above the Calvary Chapel. Record of consecration by Patriarch Fulcher of Jerusalem and others of the church on 15 July 1149, the fiftieth anniversary of the the seizure of Jerusalem by the first crusaders.
*After Jul. 15. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Above the Calvary Chapel. Record of consecration by Patriarch Fulcher of Jerusalem and others of the church on 15 July 1149, the fiftieth anniversary of the the seizure of Jerusalem by the first crusaders.
sources: Pringle, The Churches 3:68
year: 1149
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: c.1149. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Inscription records the constructor of the bell tower as Iordanis.
c.1149. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Inscription records the constructor of the bell tower as Iordanis.
sources: Pringle, The Churches 3:68
year: 1153
text: After Aug. 16. Ascalon. Epitaph of Mareschaudus Hugo Salomonis de Quiliugo Templi milicie, praising his valour and recording his death from a projectile [during the siege of Ascalon].
After Aug. 16. Ascalon. Epitaph of Mareschaudus Hugo Salomonis de Quiliugo Templi milicie, praising his valour and recording his death from a projectile [during the siege of Ascalon].
sources: Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 256-7, no. 346; Burgtorf, The Central Convent, pp. 46-7
year: 1169
institution: Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
text: 1165 - 1169. Bethlehem. Church of the Nativity. Latin and Greek mosaic inscriptions record the redecoration of the church by King Amalric of Jerusalem, the Byzantine emperor Manuel, and Radulphus/΄Ραούλ, the Latin bishop. A Latin incription refers to Basileus Pictor, identified in Syriac as a deacon. A Greek inscription refers to the work of ΄Εφραίμ μοναχος, painter and mosaic worker.
1165 - 1169. Bethlehem. Church of the Nativity. Latin and Greek mosaic inscriptions record the redecoration of the church by King Amalric of Jerusalem, the Byzantine emperor Manuel, and Radulphus/΄Ραούλ, the Latin bishop. A Latin incription refers to Basileus Pictor, identified in Syriac as a... more
sources: Pringle, The Churches 1:141, 154
year: 1180
text: *1180. Nablus. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Record of the building of a pilgrim hospice [habitatio peregrinorum] by Rogerius magister Hospitalis Hierusalem.
*1180. Nablus. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Record of the building of a pilgrim hospice [habitatio peregrinorum] by Rogerius magister Hospitalis Hierusalem.
sources: Pringle, The Churches 2:107