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

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

Pope Urban II was a supporter of church reform, and that put him at odds with German emperors like Henry IV, who insisted on his own right to appoint bishops, even the bishop of Rome.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

Still, the difference between Pope Urban II and Pope Francis could not be clearer.

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