Bonacursus de Gloria
13th-century clergyman
Bonacursus de Gloria (French: Bonacours de Gloire) was a Latin churchman who was the resident archbishop of Tyre from 1272 until the 1291 fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and titular archbishop until 1295. He performed the last coronation in the kingdom. He is most probably the archbishop of Tyre who brought the Pontifical of Tyre to Europe.
Background and early career
Bonacursus' name points to an Italian heritage. Because he was known as Ultramarinus, most historians conclude that Bonacursus was born in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Hans E. Mayer argues that Ultramarinus does not necessarily indicate that he was born in Palestine and that he was probably an immigrant from Italy.
Bonacursus was a member of the Dominican Order. By 1277, he had risen to the position of "vicar of the patriarch and bishop of Acre". In the mid-thirteenth century, it was usually foreigners who were appointed to the bishoprics and archbishoprics in the kingdom. During the reign of King Hugh, and perhaps due to his influence, the promotion of locals to vacant church offices became common again.
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