The Second Crusade
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Czech Republic, Turkey, Asia Minor, Portugal, Asia, Jerusalem, Syria
- Date: 1147-1149
Article abstract: The Second Crusade is launched by Pope Eugenius III, providing a model for the preaching of later expeditions and expanding the defintion of crusade to include holy wars against any enemy of the Church.
Summary of Event
While crusades were preached in Europe after the First Crusade of 1096 and while Europeans continued to send reinforcements to the Latin settlements of the East (commonly known as Outremer), it was not until 1145 that a pope called for a large-scale crusade. The call was precipitated by the December 24, 1144, capture of...
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