Church Affairs

[CyrilSebastian]

King Henry VIII was the sovereign of England.   
Prior Holloway surrendered Bath Priory to the crown in 1539. It was sold to Humphry Colles of Taunton.     
The abbey was stripped of its co-cathedral status in the aftermath of the Dissolution.   
The church was stripped of lead, iron and glass and left to decay.

[CyrilSebastian]

A Papal decree concerning the donations of the faithful at Mass is attributed to Pope Urban I.   
The gifts of the faithful are offered to the Lord can only be used for ecclesiastical purposes,     
for the common good of the Christian community, and for the poor.

[CyrilSebastian]

Pope Innocent III was the Pope from 1198 to 1216. He organized the Fourth Crusade of 1202-1204.

[CyrilSebastian]

Innocent III was the Pope from 1198 to 1216. He endorsed the Franciscan Order.