Pope Urban II

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Pope Urban II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099, best known for initiating the First Crusade and asserting papal authority during major church-state conflicts in medieval Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
advocated papal supremacy
alliedWith Matilda of Tuscany
surface form: "Countess Matilda of Tuscany"

Norman princes in southern Italy
beatificationDate 14 July 1881
beatifiedBy Pope Leo XIII
birthDate c. 1035
birthName Odo of Châtillon
Odo of Lagery
birthPlace Champagne province
surface form: "County of Champagne"

Kingdom of France
Lagery
calledFor First Crusade
canonizationStatus beatified
conflict Investiture Controversy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfEvent Council of Clermont
surface form: "Council of Clermont 1095"
deathDate 29 July 1099
deathPlace Papal States NERFINISHED
Rome
educatedAt Cluny Abbey
surface form: "Abbey of Cluny"
endTime 1099
era High Middle Ages
event Council of Clermont
feastDay 29 July
givenName Odo of Lagery
surface form: "Odo"
headOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
influenced development of crusading ideology
medieval papal monarchy
knownFor Council of Clermont
surface form: "Council of Clermont sermon"

asserting papal authority over secular rulers
initiating the First Crusade
role in the Investiture Controversy
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
memberOf Benedictines
surface form: "Order of Saint Benedict"
notableWork Council of Clermont
surface form: "crusading decrees of the Council of Clermont"
occupation clergy
theologian
opposed Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV NERFINISHED
papalName Pope Urban II
surface form: "Urban II"
positionHeld Pope
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Victor III
region Western Europe
reignEnd 29 July 1099
reignStart 12 March 1088
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
religiousOrder Benedictines
startTime 1088
successor Pope Paschal II
supported Gregorian Reform
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"

Referenced by (14)

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Gesta Francorum associatedWith Pope Urban II
Council of Clermont convokedBy Pope Urban II
First Crusade declaredBy Pope Urban II
subject surface form: "Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres"
First Crusade influencedBy Pope Urban II
Crusades initiatedBy Pope Urban II
subject surface form: "Wibert of Ravenna"
Pope Urban II papalName Pope Urban II
this entity surface form: "Urban II"
Pope Paschal II predecessor Pope Urban II
Council of Clermont presidedBy Pope Urban II
Council of Clermont significantPerson Pope Urban II
Matilda of Tuscany supported Pope Urban II