What did Urban II call for in 1095?
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First Crusade
To the Holy Land.
💡 Did you know? With his appeal in 1095 Urban II launched the First Crusade: one of the most consequential speeches in history.
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Where did Urban give his famous speech?
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Council of Clermont
In 1095.
💡 Did you know? At the Council of Clermont he called on Europe's knights to „liberate“ the Holy Land.
What was the goal of the First Crusade?
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Jerusalem
Actually achieved in 1099.
💡 Did you know? The goal was to capture Jerusalem, which the crusaders indeed took in 1099.
What did Urban's call trigger?
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the Crusades
About two centuries.
💡 Did you know? His appeal ignited nearly 200 years of crusades that still shape relations between Christianity and Islam.
In which era falls the pontificate of Urban II?
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High Middle Ages
Urban II was the 159th pope.
💡 Did you know? Since the apostle Peter, the Catholic Church counts an unbroken line of popes.
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