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**Urban II **


Pope Urban II (1035-1099)

Urban II is remembered for the first crusade. Crusades are holy wars declared by the pope against non-Christians( Muslims, Pagans, etc ). He never fought in the first crusade; or any of them. He was the pope who called for a time to have the crusades. The crusade was to liberate Jerusalem from non-Christians. Although it may have caused a huge fight against Europe's Crusaders and Muslim Turks.

Pope Urban II had many accomplishments after his age of 28 ( when his schooling ended ). He was given the title Pope as well as being Gregory VII's successor before he died in his election in 1088. His first job as pope was to supervise Rome and make it safe for others. He believed that hard work keeps one from temptations caused by humans. Although he did not think of himself as the knightly leader of the first crusade in Jerusalem he believed he was its spiritual leader. Urban II never lived to see his accomplishment of the first crusade but has probably been the main contributor to the first crusade.

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 * "Pope Urban II." //The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students//. N.p., n.d. Web.
 * “Pope Urban II Preaching the First Crusade.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 6 Apr. 2010. .
 * “Urban II.” Medieval Europe, 814-1300. N.p.: Gale Group, 2002. N. pag. Biography Resource Center. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.