Odo of Lagery

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Odo of Lagery, later known as Pope Urban II, was the 11th-century pontiff who launched the First Crusade and played a pivotal role in shaping medieval Christendom.

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Odo of Lagery canonical 3
Odo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
diplomat
human
medieval cleric
pope
theologian
alsoKnownAs Odo of Châtillon
Odo of Châtillon-sur-Marne
linked to: Odo of Châtillon

Pope Urban II
appointedBy Pope Gregory VII
birthCountry France
birthDate c. 1035
birthPlace Châtillon-sur-Marne region
linked to: Soissonnais

Lagery
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship France
countryOfDeath Italy
deathDate 1099-07-29
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
educatedAt Abbey of Cluny
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Reims
endTime papacy 1099-07-29
era High Middle Ages
event preached crusade throughout France
proclaimed the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095
fieldOfWork canon law
ecclesiastical reform
influenced development of medieval papacy
medieval Christendom
language Latin
Old French
memberOf College of Cardinals
movement Gregorian Reform
name Odo of Lagery
notableFor Council of Clermont
launching the First Crusade
promoting church reform
strengthening papal authority
supporting the Gregorian Reform movement
papalName Urban II
linked to: Pope Urban II
positionHeld Bishop of Ostia
linked to: Bishop of Sabina

Cardinal-bishop of Ostia
Pope
Prior of Cluny
linked to: Abbot of Cluny
predecessor Pope Victor III
reignEnd 1099
reignStart 1088
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Cluniac order
linked to: Benedictines
startTime papacy 1088-03-12
successor Pope Paschal II

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Pope Urban II birthName Odo of Lagery
Pope Urban II givenName Odo
linked to: Odo of Lagery
Odo of Châtillon alsoKnownAs Odo of Lagery
Odo of Lagery name Odo of Lagery