What was the Bulla Cypria, issued by Pope Alexander IV in 1260?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A decree placing the Orthodox bishops under Latin authority and cutting their sees to four
- Step 1: After the Latin conquest, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus kept its faith but lost its independence. Step 2. The Bulla Cypria placed the Orthodox bishops under the Latin Archbishop of Nicosia and left only four Orthodox sees. Answer: A decree placing the Orthodox bishops under Latin authority and cutting their sees to four. Why not the others: A trade treaty giving Genoese merchants exemptions from duties at Famagusta and Limassol: Genoese privileges were granted by the Lusignan kings, not by the Pope. A decree founding the Orthodox Archbishopric of Cyprus and naming its first archbishop: The Orthodox Church of Cyprus is far older and was confirmed autocephalous in 431. A peace treaty ending a war between the kingdom of Cyprus and the Mamluk sultans: The Bulla Cypria was a church decree; no Mamluk war ended with it.
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