RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
2072
year: 1227
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: May 29. Lateran. Hearing the report of the betrayal of castrum Rupis Willeri, Pope Gregory IX gives the magister and brothers of the Knights Templars licence to defend by force their fortifications whether they are facing the lands of Sarraceni or Christians on their frontiers.
May 29. Lateran. Hearing the report of the betrayal of castrum Rupis Willeri, Pope Gregory IX gives the magister and brothers of the Knights Templars licence to defend by force their fortifications whether they are facing the lands of Sarraceni or Christians on their frontiers.
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 2:414, no. 2
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2144
year: 1230
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
additional institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: Sept. 13. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to desist from questioning the judgement of the patriarch of Jerusalem, as papal legate, in favour of the right of the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to wear white mantles, following privileges granted by Pope Honorius III and Gregory himself, and finance supplied by the emperor Frederick. He has ordered the patriarch of Jerusalem and the bishop of Acre, to whom he also writes, to ensure that the Knights Templar conform.
Sept. 13. Anagni. Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to desist from questioning the judgement of the patriarch of Jerusalem, as papal legate, in favour of the right of the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans to wear white mantles, following... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 1:322, no. 491
RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
2289
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Feb. 15. Teramo. Writing to the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar, Pope Gregory IX authorizes brother priests of the Order to hear the confessions of the Order’s servants.
[Feb. 15. Teramo. Writing to the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar, Pope Gregory IX authorizes brother priests of the Order to hear the confessions of the Order’s servants.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:567, no. 3520. Calendar entry.
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2306
year: 1237
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Dec. 3. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar of their exemption from tithes on wool, milk, eggs and lambs.
[Dec. 3. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX assures the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar of their exemption from tithes on wool, milk, eggs and lambs.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:817, no. 3963. Calendar entry
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2317
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes de Brenna, who has received from every pilgrim 2 Turonenses towards the expenses of securing the route, to see that it is guarded for 5 years.
[Mar. 9. Lateran. Hearing that between Caesarea and Jaffa Sarraceni are attacking Christian pilgrims, who wish to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Gregory IX orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to patrol the region and assure the pilgrims’ saftety. He orders G. comes... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:912, nos. 4129-30. Calendar entries