Rainier of Antioch

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Rainier

Latin patriarch of Antioch
from 1219 until his death.

Nothing much of Rainier's early life is known. He is described as coming from the castle called Castrum Vetus (Old Castle) in the county of Todi in the papal document confirming him as patriarch.[1] He probably received a formal education, most likely in law. He is described by Pope Honorius III as a "man of knowledge" (virum scientia) and a document of 1215 may indicate that he had a university degree.[2]

Before becoming vice-chancellor, Rainier was the prior of the

apostolic notary called Master Rainier, which may be the future patriarch.[1]

Rainier was consecrated patriarch of Antioch in November 1219.

archdiocese of Tyre, which responded by claiming jurisdiction over the church in the County of Tripoli, which was under Antiochene control. Honorius quashed both claim and counterclaim as unprofitable when most of the territory in question was not even in Christian hands.[5]

Rainier's pontificate saw the reopening of the schism between

kingdom of Cilician Armenia. Bohemond IV's son Philip had been married to Queen Isabella, but in 1224 he was imprisoned by Constantine of Baberon and the following year he died. Latin churchmen were expelled from Cilician Armenia, and the Orthodox refused to recognize the Latin patriarch.[5]

At some point Rainier was joined in Antioch by his nephew,

Cursat, where the patriarchal treasury was kept.[3] He died while in Italy, for his death on 16 September is mentioned by Honorius in a letter dated 25 September and news could not have travelled so fast from Antioch to Rome.[6]

Notes

  1. Latin
    : Ranerius, Raynerius
  1. ^ a b Williams 2003, pp. 68–69 & nn.
  2. ^ Williams 2003, p. 71 n. 34.
  3. ^ a b Williams 2003, pp. 71–72.
  4. ^ Hamilton 2016, p. 224.
  5. ^ a b Hamilton 2016, pp. 225–226.
  6. ^ Hamilton 2016, p. 226 n. 7.

Bibliography

  • Hamilton, Bernard (2016) [1980]. The Latin Church in the Crusader States: The Secular Church. Routledge.
    ISBN 9780860780724
    .
  • Williams, Steven J. (2003). The Secret of Secrets: The Scholarly Career of a Pseudo-Aristotelian Text in the Latin Middle Ages. University of Michigan Press.
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