The speech Pope Urban II gave to the Council of Piacenza in November 1095 was the spark that lit the fire of the crusades to recapture the Holy land from the Muslims. Though his remark "God wills it!" became very famous and the rallying cry of the crusaders, it is not known if Urban actually said it during that speech or if it was invented later.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
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