Who was Pope Urban II?

Answer 1

A:

Pope Urban II wanted:

• To recover Palestine from the Muslims, and launched the First Crusade for this purpose;
• To remove the right of secular rulers to appoint bishops;
• Control of Sicily, which was then subject to the Byzantine Empire;
• All priests to remain unmarried, although they were to be permitted mistresses on payment of an annual tax called the 'callagium'.

Answer 2

Birth name was Odon de Lagery, and he was a member of the Benedictine Order. He reigned from March 12, 1088 until July 29, 1099. Pope Urban II was the pope who called for the First Crusade in the year 1095.

Answer 3

On November 27, 1095, he called for the Crusades to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Answer 4

he commissioned the people to fight to get the holy land (only 1st crusade)

Answer 5

There have been 8 popes named Urban. Please specify one of them.

Answer 6

He called for the First Crusade to push the Turks out of the Holy Land.