Pope Urban II (–1099)
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- Canonical name
- Pope Urban II
- Other names
- de Lagery, Otho
de Lagery, Otto
de Lagery, Eudes
de Lagery, Odo - Birthdate
- c. 1042
- Date of death
- 1099-07-29
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Short biography
- Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II; ca. 1042 – 29 July 1099), born Otho de Lagery (alternatively Otto, Odo, or Eudes), was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099. He is best known for initiating the First Crusade (1096–1099) and setting up the modern-day Roman Curia in the manner of a royal ecclesiastical court to help run the Church.
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Lagery, Champagne, France
- Places of residence
- Rome, Italy
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
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