Urban II

American  

noun

1. OdoorOtho, c1042–99, French ecclesiastic: pope 1088–99.

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Urban II British  

/ ˈɜːbən /

noun

1. original name Odo or Udo. ?1042–99, French ecclesiastic; pope (1088–99). He inaugurated the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont (1095)

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Example Sentences

Beginning with Pope Urban II, the church leadership and the European monarchies sought to bring Christianity as far East as possible and to take over Muslim-controlled trade routes in the process.

From Literature

A few years later, Pope Urban II — the one who would preach the First Crusade — formally enshrined the relics of the saint.

From Salon

Her longest quotation is taken from a speech delivered by Pope Urban II in 1095 urging a crusade to wrest Jerusalem from the “wicked race” of the Seljuk Turks.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the Council of Clermont, in 1095, Pope Urban II addressed a crowd of prelates, knights, and nobles—the leaders of the Latin West.

From The New Yorker

In 1095, Pope Urban II promised the knights of Europe forgiveness of their sins if they went on a Crusade to win back Jerusalem for Christianity.

From BBC