Catholic clergyman preaches for Crusades

19th-century illustration, "Preaching the Crusade," drawn by A. de Neuville. In this scene, a priest makes his case for the Crusades, launched by Pope Urban II in 1095 as an effort to assert Christian control over the Holy Land.

Image ID: 000139

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Image size: 11.1 Mpixels (31.6 MB uncompressed) - 2755x4012 pixels (9.2x13.4 in / 23.3x34 cm at 300 ppi)

Image keywords: 11th-century, Catholic Church, Crusades, Eon500, EonBudget, Europe, First Crusade, Illustrations, Medieval, Middle Ages, People, Religion-Mythology, clergy, religion, John Clark Ridpath, A. de Neuville

Published in: *Browse ALL, Art Ridpath's World History, Crusades, Medieval, Illustrations, Religion and Mythology