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Urban II
Urbanus II la
11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
- Child of Miles de Châtillon and Avenelle de Montfort
- Dated c. 1035 CE – 29 July 1099 CE
- Recognised as Blessed
Overview
11th century pope and initiator of the CrusadesWikidata record description. Read Pope Urban II in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 2
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18 March 1088 CE – 29 July 1099 CE Pope Number 159 in the sequence Succeeded Victor III Has references
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Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
Studied under 1
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Urban II 11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades 
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