Pope Innocent [III] commands all archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, deans, archdeacons, and other ecclesiastical dignitaries that, since the brethren of the Hospital of Jerusalem in particular have sustained injuries and robbery in many places, those who irreverently assault or unjustly detain the brethren or their property be subject to excommunication or anathema.
Firm date
18 December 1201
Dating Notes
15 kal. Jan., pontifical year 4; dating at the Lateran points to Innocent III but he was at Anagni on this date in his 4th pontifical year; he was at the Lateran on this date in 1200 and 1202. This date alone is not possible for Innocent V, and the date/place combination is not possible for Innocent IV {{??without emendation of the place to Lyon.??}}