Pope Urban II Council of Clermont 1095-9
Pope Urban II was in France, his native land, when he called the first crusade in the closing of the Council of Clermont 1095 on the 27th of November . It is a rare occasion when the pope leaves Italy, so this was a momentous time in itself already. Pope Urban II sanctioned the crusade because he had received a letter from Alexios I Komnenos whom is the Byzantine emperor from the Eastern Christendom pleading for help because the Turks were advancing fast into their heartland after already taking over several outlying cities . With no hesitation Urban began to desperately preach to all willing crusaders in December 1095 and with the help of other preachers a like he convinced many to rise and fight for their churches and holy cities. Urban did have one city in mind to conquer though, and that was Jerusalem. At the time of 1095, Muslims occupied Jerusalem, which they captured in 638 . Urbans speech …show more content…
This speech was a direct action that saved the Christian religion from turmoil at this time, but it is not the last time Christian faith is put to the blade. There is no account of Pope Urban writing his speech down himself, but from the variety of writings by people that claimed to be present at the Clermont council at the time, there is far more than a few points that are present within all versions. Pope Urban II speech had successfully gathered an army, defeated the Muslims, and gained their most holy city back, Jerusalem, without the crusade it is not known what would have happened to the future of Jerusalem. As with all crusades, there is a price to be paid for success, and that price was the many lives taken, and the many broken families, but it was all in the name of
Pope Urban II was in France, his native land, when he called the first crusade in the closing of the Council of Clermont 1095 on the 27th of November . It is a rare occasion when the pope leaves Italy, so this was a momentous time in itself already. Pope Urban II sanctioned the crusade because he had received a letter from Alexios I Komnenos whom is the Byzantine emperor from the Eastern Christendom pleading for help because the Turks were advancing fast into their heartland after already taking over several outlying cities . With no hesitation Urban began to desperately preach to all willing crusaders in December 1095 and with the help of other preachers a like he convinced many to rise and fight for their churches and holy cities. Urban did have one city in mind to conquer though, and that was Jerusalem. At the time of 1095, Muslims occupied Jerusalem, which they captured in 638 . Urbans speech …show more content…
This speech was a direct action that saved the Christian religion from turmoil at this time, but it is not the last time Christian faith is put to the blade. There is no account of Pope Urban writing his speech down himself, but from the variety of writings by people that claimed to be present at the Clermont council at the time, there is far more than a few points that are present within all versions. Pope Urban II speech had successfully gathered an army, defeated the Muslims, and gained their most holy city back, Jerusalem, without the crusade it is not known what would have happened to the future of Jerusalem. As with all crusades, there is a price to be paid for success, and that price was the many lives taken, and the many broken families, but it was all in the name of