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persuasion. To judge from the wording of his letter, there may have been Orthodox archbishops and bishops within his diocese at that time. Although the Latin church in the Crusader states always claimed authority over the Orthodox church, it did not always enforce conformity with Latin practices and
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to defend the cathedral in exchange for ecclesiastical privileges. In the agreement with the Templars, the bishop reserved for himself only the church of Maraclea and the churches of Tortosa and its port, with the exception of the castle chapel. In all other churches in the diocese, save those that
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reversed Alexander's decision and united the diocese of Raphanea to Tortosa, allowing the bishop to claim tithes from what lands of the former remained under Crusader control. As a restul of Urban's decision, the Hospitallers reached an agreement whereby they paid 1,500 bezants in arrears and
245:, the only such cathedral shrine in the patriarchate of Antioch. It was the only centre of pilgrimage in the northern Crusader states, and gifts from pilgrims were an important source of revenue. By the 13th century, it had even acquired property at 215:, escaped the sack. He was appointed bishop of Tortosa when that see fell vacant in 1272. This created an awkward situation, since the patriarchal vicar chose to reside in the most important city left in the patriarchate, 133:
to the bishop. This control, however, was limited to rural areas and was probably lesser in fact than it appears in the surviving agreement. The Templars successfully held out in the citadel against the attacks of
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promised 1,000 bezants yearly in lieu of tithes. The bishops of Tortosa, through successful lawsuits, sound estate management and the Marian shrine, retained solid finances throughout the 13th century.
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In 1251, the bishop complained to the pope that the Hospitallers were not paying tithes on certain properties. The bishop may have been claiming the tithes of properties in the vacant diocese of
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exempted the Hospitallers from paying tithes on those lands. Alexander also ruled on the practice of the bishop of Tortosa of paying his
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absolved the bishop of Tortosa of his oath of obedience to the patriarch of Antioch and ordered him to submit to the archbishop of Tyre,
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communities under his charge and make sure that their churches were built according to appropriate Greek plans. In that year, Bishop
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in 1127 or 1128 under his direct jurisdiction, which caused a lengthy dispute with the archbishops of Tyre. In 1138,
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see of Tortosa. The diocese was formed by combining three Orthodox sees that had existed in the 10th century:
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asked the Hospitallers to help him enforce the Roman obedience on the Greek churches, evidently those of the
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By 1267 at the latest, the bishop of Tortosa had appointed vicars to oversee the
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in November 1215, he sent the bishop of Tripoli in his stead. That same year, he
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La Syrie du nord à l'époque des croisades et la principauté franque d'Antioche
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captured Antioch. The archdeacon and patriarchal vicar at the time,
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In 1152, Tortosa was briefly occupied by the troops of Emir
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The cathedral was the site of a major shrine to the
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Oxford University Press. 597:Jotischky, Andrew (2002). 588:Hamilton, Bernard (1980). 234: 145:was too ill to attend the 279:anonymous (February 1128) 125:already belonged to the 65:There had not existed a 91:patriarchate of Antioch 18:Latin Diocese of Tartus 257:, was murdered by the 255:Bohemond IV of Antioch 147:Fourth Lateran Council 116:. In response, Bishop 607:Riley-Smith, Jonathan 53:became the site of a 51:cathedral of Tortosa 463:, pp. 359–360. 451:, pp. 285–286. 249:in Italy. 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Index

Latin Diocese of Tartus
Roman Catholic
Syrian
Tartus
First Crusade
cathedral of Tortosa
Marian shrine
Greek Orthodox
Antarados
Arados
Maraclea
suffragans
archdiocese of Tyre
patriarchate of Antioch
County of Tripoli
Bernard of Valence
Pope Innocent II
Fulk
Nur al-Din
William I
Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
tithes
Saladin
Peter of Lucedio
Fourth Lateran Council
pledged
bezants
Raphanea
Pope Alexander IV

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