The Church in Rome now saw an opportunity not only to demonstrate its power, which had become increasingly challenged, but also to heal the rift between Roman and Orthodox Christianity.Īnd so, in 1095, Pope Urban II called for a ‘crusade’ to liberate Jerusalem from the infidels, even promising the forgiveness of sins in an attempt to encourage people to take part. Indeed, the emperors in Constantinople had implored the Pope on numerous occasions to assist them in their fight against the heathens from the east. The encroachment of the Seljuk Turks from the east and the subsequent threat, not only to pilgrim access to the Holy places but also to Christendom itself, became an increasing concern in Europe in the mid-11th century. Buy this book on Amazon: A Short History of the World The Crusades (AD 1096–1291)
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