Papal Crusade
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The Papal Crusade was a series of military campaigns in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean initiated, sanctioned, and often organized by the pope to defend or expand Christendom and suppress perceived enemies of the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papal Crusade canonical | 1 |
| Wendish Crusade | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crusade
ⓘ
holy war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Christian concepts of just war ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
expansion of papal authority over warfare
ⓘ
intensification of Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ militarization of Christian piety ⓘ persecution of heretical movements in Europe ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope |
Baltic Sea region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italian Peninsula ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
North Africa ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ |
| hasIdeology | Latin Christian holy war ideology ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalInstrument |
crusade preaching orders
ⓘ
crusade taxation on clergy ⓘ papal bull ⓘ papal legate ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
association with the sign of the cross
ⓘ
granting of indulgences to participants ⓘ papal authorization through crusade bulls ⓘ papal control over targets and timing ⓘ promise of spiritual rewards ⓘ use of crusade preaching ⓘ use of crusade taxation ⓘ use of crusade vows ⓘ |
| hasMainOrganizingAuthority | pope ⓘ |
| hasNotableForm |
Albigensian Crusade
ⓘ
Northern Crusades ⓘ Reconquista-related crusades ⓘ crusades against excommunicated rulers ⓘ crusades against heretics ⓘ crusades against political enemies of the papacy ⓘ crusades against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ crusades to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligionTarget |
Muslims
ⓘ
heretical Christians ⓘ non-Christians ⓘ pagans ⓘ schismatic Christians ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of Christendom
ⓘ
expansion of Christendom ⓘ recovery of Christian holy places ⓘ support of papal political interests ⓘ suppression of perceived enemies of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| hasTemporalContext |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.