Pope Urban II
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In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to conquer the Holy Land from Muslim rule, when the Seljuk Turks prevented Christians from visiting the holy sites there. The crusade was a success and the crusaders established rule over the Holy Land. However, Muslim forces reconquered the land by the eleventh century, and subsequent crusades were not very successful. |
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Pope Urban II (c; 1042 – 29 July 1099) was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099. He is best known for initiating the First Crusade (1096–99) and setting up the modern-day Roman Curia in the manner of a royal ecclesiastical court to help run the Church.
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See also
- House of Châtillon
- House of Natoli
- Beauvais Cathedral
- Milo of Nanteuil
- Concordat of Worms
- Gregorian Reforms
- Investiture Controversy
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