Pope Bl. Urban II
1035 CE–1099 CE · Châtillon-sur-Marne, Champagne
Odo of Lagery, a French nobleman, monk of Cluny, and cardinal-bishop of Ostia, became Urban II and proved one of the most influential medieval popes. He continued the Gregorian reform while reclaiming Rome from the antipope Clement III. His enduring fame rests on the Council of Clermont in 1095, where his sermon launched the First Crusade, summoning Western knights to aid Eastern Christians and recover Jerusalem. This call unleashed a movement of vast and lasting consequence — religious, political, and tragic, including violence against Jewish communities. Urban died in 1099, days after Jerusalem fell, before news reached him.
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About Châtillon-sur-Marne, Champagne
Châtillon-sur-Marne, a town in Champagne, northeastern France. It was the birthplace of Odo of Châtillon, the future Pope Urban II, who proclaimed the First Crusade.
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Christian world
- Pope St. Leo IX· 1002 CE–1054 CE
- Peter Damian· 1007 CE–1072 CE
- Pope Benedict IX· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (2nd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope Benedict IX (3rd reign)· 1012 CE–1056 CE
- Pope St. Gregory VII· 1015 CE–1085 CE
- Pope Victor II· 1018 CE–1057 CE
- Pope Bl. Victor III· 1026 CE–1087 CE
- Peter Abelard· 1079 CE–1142 CE
- Hugh of Saint-Victor· 1096 CE–1141 CE
- Pope Gelasius II· –1119 CE
- Pope Callixtus II· –1124 CE
- Pope Honorius II· –1130 CE
- Pope Alexander II· –1073 CE
- Pope Sylvester III· –1063 CE
- Pope Nicholas II· –1061 CE
- Pope Innocent II· –1143 CE
- Pope Celestine II· –1144 CE
- Pope Lucius II· –1145 CE
- Pope Stephen IX· –1058 CE
- Pope Bl. Eugene III· –1153 CE
- Pope Anastasius IV· –1154 CE
- Pope Gregory VI· –1048 CE
- Pope Damasus II· –1048 CE
Islamic world
Jewish world
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Hindu world
Graeco-Roman world
Rulers world
- Lady Six Monkey 'War Quechquemitl'· –1101 CE
- al-Mustansir Billah· 1029 CE–1094 CE
- Malik-Shah I· 1055 CE–1092 CE
- William the Conqueror· 1028 CE–1087 CE
- Alp Arslan· 1029 CE–1072 CE
- Alexios I Komnenos· 1057 CE–1118 CE
- Anawrahta· 1014 CE–1077 CE
- Vladimir Monomakh· 1053 CE–1125 CE
- Lord Eight Deer 'Jaguar Claw'· 1063 CE–1115 CE
- Barkiyaruq· 1080 CE–1105 CE
- Kilij Arslan I· 1079 CE–1107 CE
- al-Qa'im· 1001 CE–1075 CE
- Emperor Renzong of Song· 1010 CE–1063 CE
- Muhammad I Tapar· 1082 CE–1118 CE
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