Western Civilization I / Unit 11 WC1 1002 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Seljuks, Alexius, and Urban II at Clermont, 1095
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The idea
The Seljuk Turks pressed Byzantium, and the emperor Alexius appealed to the pope despite the Schism. In ten ninety-five Urban II preached at Clermont, a witness name: atrocities, rich lands, aid to fellow Christians, and unlimited penance, all sins absolved.
In practice
Armed pilgrimage: the first Christian holy war, the anchor says.
Where people slip
Ambition and greed with genuine piety, the anchor's phrase.
Your place on the trail
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