ORIGINAL 1245 Papal Bull OF INNOCENT IV - WINE - WOMEN

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ORIGINAL 1245 PAPAL BULL OF INNOCENT IV Granting Permissions for the drinking of WINE and written during the Pope's exile Concerning the Poor Clares: the famous order of religious women This is a highly important and original Papal Bull, over 762 years old and perhaps one of the oldest dated manuscripts ever sold on ebay. It is offered for consideration starting at $1 and no reserve. Bidders with Zero(0) feedback are kindly requested to write me prior to bidding or I reserve the right to remove bids The manuscript: [Manuscript on Vellum]Papal Bull of Innocent IV, Lyons, 29 July, 1245. 30 cm x 25 cm . Very Good condition, detached lead Papal seal as depicted . An EXTREMELY RARE and interesting Papal Bull written during the Pope's brief six year French exile. UNRECORDED in Potthast, Reg. Pont. Romanorum. This Bull is addressed to St. Clare, Clarisses (nuns of the convent of St. Michael Trent) . St Francis gave the nuns of the order of St. Claire a "way of life", similar in some respects to the Rules of St. Benedict, but by far a stricter form of evangelical poverty. In this Bull, the Pope allows for some concessions from the daily rigors of their rule, namely, allowing them to drink wine and eat pottage except Friday, allowing servants to break the rules of silence in the infirmary when necessary etc... The bull stands as perhaps the read more

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