History of Jerusalem, A. D. 1180

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In 1227 he left Palestine, and went back to Oignies. In 1229 he came to Rome again, and gave up his insignia as Bishop of Acre to Pope Gregory IX. Subsequently he was created Cardinal, Bishop of Jeru salem, Pope's Legate in France and Germany, and finally Patriarch of Jerusalem; but he died at Rome April 30, 1240, before he could enter on his patriarchate.