Dec 26, 2009
Article abstract: Through the practice of a quiet, astute diplomacy, Urban II laid the foundation for papal supremacy within the medieval church and lifted the papacy to the leadership of Western Christendom during the High Middle Ages.
Urban II was born Odo (historians have also found his name referred to as Otto, Otho, or Eudes) in Châtillon-sur-Marne, France. Most scholars place his birth in the year 1042, others as early as 1035. Odo came from a knightly family. His father was Eucher, the lord of Lagery.
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