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Urban II

American  

noun

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


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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Urban II presented his idea of religious war in response to the Byzantine request for aid at a council in Clermont, France, in 1095.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

In 1095, Pope Urban II responded by giving a sermon in France summoning the knights of Europe to holy war to protect Christians in and near the Holy Land.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

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

From Salon Dec. 25, 2018

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 Mar. 28, 2017

In 1095 Pope Urban II rallied the Christians of western Europe to set out on a great mission to take back those sacred lands.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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