Pope Alexander [III] writes to all the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors and other ecclesiastical prelates, noting the work done by the Knights Templars in defending the church, and, following the example of Honorius [II] and Innocent [II] his predecessors, he commands that no one in their parishes may presume to attack or retain any of their possessions, rents or other things, on pain of excommunication.
Firm date
18 May 1160
Dating Notes
15 kal. June, pontifical year 1, must be Alexander III as Alexander IV in Naples at this time, not the Lateran