Letters of Pope Clement VII and Bishop Henry
In these historical letters dated back to the late 14th and early 15th centuries, Pope Clement VII addresses matters related to relics and veneration, while Bishop Henry supports and praises Geoffrey de Charny's devotion to divine cult. These letters provide insights into the religious practices and regulations of the time.
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POPE CLEMENT VIIS JULY 28, 1389 LETTER TO GEOFFREY II DE CHARNY ONCE, YOUR FATHER, INFLAMED WITH THE ZEAL OF DEVOTION, CAUSED A CERTAIN FIGURE OR REPRESENTATION OF THE SHROUD OF OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST, WHICH HAD BEEN FREELY GIVEN TO HIM, TO BE PLACED FOR VENERATION IN THE CHURCH OF THE BLESSED MARY OF LIREY, WHICH HE HIMSELF FOUNDED .
CANON 62 OF THE FOURTH LATERAN COUNCIL (1215) IN THE FUTURE OLD RELICS MAY NOT BE EXHIBITED OUTSIDE OF A VESSEL OR EXPOSED FOR SALE. AND LET NO ONE PRESUME TO VENERATE PUBLICLY NEW ONES UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE ROMAN PONTIFF. IN THE FUTURE PRELATES SHALL NOT PERMIT THOSE WHO COME TO THEIR CHURCHES CAUSA VENERATIONIS (FOR PURPOSE OF VENERATION) TO BE DECEIVED BY WORTHLESS FABRICATIONS OR FALSE DOCUMENTS AS HAS BEEN DONE IN MANY PLACES FOR THE SAKE OF GAIN.
ROBERT DE CLARI THE CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE (AT A CHURCH IN BLACHERNAE) THESYDOINES (LINEN BURIAL CLOTH) IN WHICH OUR LORD HAD BEEN WRAPPED WAS STOOD UP STRAIGHT EVERY FRIDAY SO THAT THE FIGURE OF OUR LORD COULD BE PLAINLY SEEN AFTER THE CITY WAS SACKED, NO ONE, EITHER GREEK OR FRENCH, EVER KNEW WHAT BECAME OF IT
POPE GREGORY XIS IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE OF PERPETUAL SILENCE UPON OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND REGARDING THE TEACHINGS OF JOHN WYCLIFFE, A POPULAR EDUCATOR (1377) WE STRICTLY CHARGE AND COMMAND YOUR UNIVERSITY ON THE PAIN OF FORFEITING ALL THE GRACES, INDULGENCES, AND PRIVILEGES THAT YOU NEVER AGAIN PERMIT CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSITIONS TO BE ASSERTED OR PROPOUNDED WHICH BEAR UNFAVORABLY ON GOOD WORKS AND FAITH, YEA, THOUGH THE PROPOSERS OF THEM MAY STRIVE TO DEFEND THEM UNDER SOME CURIOUS DISGUISE OF WORDS OR TERMS .
BISHOP HENRYS LETTER OF MAY 28, 1356 TO GEOFFREY I DE CHARNY YOU WILL LEARN (OF GEOFFREY DE CHARNY S) SENTIMENTS OF DEVOTION, WHICH HE HAS HITHERTO MANIFESTED FOR THE DIVINE CULT AND WHICH HE MANIFESTS EVER MORE DAILY. AND OURSELVES WISHING TO DEVELOP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE A CULT OF THIS NATURE, WE PRAISE, RATIFY AND APPROVE THE SAID LETTERS IN ALL THEIR PARTS A CULT WHICH IS DECLARED AND REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN CANONICALLY AND RITUALLY PRESCRIBED, AS WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY LEGITIMATE DOCUMENTS.
POPE CLEMENT VIIS LETTER OF JULY 28, 1389 TO GEOFFREY II DE CHARNY YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED THE SHROUD TO THE CHURCH IN ORDER "TO INCREASE THE DEVOTION OF THE PEOPLE AND INCREASE THE DIVINE CULT
THE AFTERMATH OF POITIERS ENGLISH AND GASCON FORCES RAIDED WIDELY ACROSS FRANCE, AGAINST LITTLE OR NO OPPOSITION. WITH NO EFFECTIVE CENTRAL AUTHORITY, FRANCE DISSOLVED INTO NEAR ANARCHY.
POPE CLEMENT VIIS JULY 28, 1389 LETTER TO GEOFFREY II DE CHARNY BECAUSE OF THE WAR "AND CERTAIN OTHER REASONS", THE BISHOP ORDERED THAT THE IMAGE BE REMOVED TO A SAFE AND DECENT PLACE TO BE KEPT IN VENERABLE CUSTODY
FIRST ALLEGATION ROBERT DE CAILLAC, THE LIREY DEAN, PROCURED THE IMAGED SHROUD FOR HIS OWN FINANCIAL GAIN
SECOND ALLEGATION THE IMAGE WHICH APPEARS ON THE SHROUD HAD BEEN CUNNINGLY PAINTED
THIRD ALLEGATION THE DEAN EXHIBITED THE CLOTH AT THE LIREY CHURCH AND, BY REPRESENTING IT TO BE JESUS ACTUAL SHROUD, HE INDUCED PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD TO TRAVEL TO LIREY TO VIEW AND VENERATE IT
FOURTH ALLEGATION DURING THE EXHIBITION OF THE CLOTH, THE DEAN STAGED BONUS HEALING MIRACLES
FIFTH ALLEGATION HENRY DE POITIERS, THE BISHOP OF TROYES, CONDUCTED AN INQUIRY, AND AN ARTIST CONFESSED TO HAVING PAINTED THE CLOTH S IMAGE
SIXTH ALLEGATION AFTER COUNSELING WITH WISE THEOLOGIANS AND MEN OF THE LAW , BISHOP HENRY BEGAN TO INSTITUTE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE DEAN AND HIS ACCOMPLICES
SEVENTH ALLEGATION THE DEAN AND HIS ACCOMPLICES THEN HID THE CLOTH FROM HIM AND KEPT IT HIDDEN FOR THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OR THEREABOUTS DOWN TO THE PRESENT YEAR
DARCIS STATED MOTIVATION FOR WRITING HIS MEMORANDUM I WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE MEASURES THAT SUCH SCANDAL AND DELUSION AND ABOMINABLE SUPERSTITION MAY BE PUT AN END
CAPTION PLACED ON COVER OF THE CLEAN COPY OF THE D ARCIS MEMORANDUM THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CLOTH OF LIREY, WHICH FOR A LONG TIME PREVIOUSLY WAS EXHIBITED, HAD BEEN EXHIBITED, AND NOW AGAIN WAS EXHIBITED, CONCERNING WHICH I INTEND TO WRITE TO OUR LORD THE POPE IN THE MANNER WRITTEN BELOW AND AS BRIEFLY AS I AM ABLE
CLEMENTS BULL OF JANUARY 6, 1390 PREAMBLE THE PRUDENT FORESIGHT OF THE APOSTOLIC SEE SOMETIMES MODIFIES WHAT HAS BEEN GRANTED BY IT, AND IT DECIDES AND PRESCRIBES CONCERNING THOSE THINGS AS THE CONDITION OF MATTERS AND THE TIMES REQUIRE, AND IT OBSERVES THAT IT IS BENEFICIALLY PROFITABLE IN THE LORD.
