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Innocent III's Crusade Bull

Type Event Region Europe Time 1198

In November 1198, Innocent III issued the bull Post miserabile, formally calling the Fourth Crusade to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land, providing…

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  1. 1198Rome · LazioIn November 1198, Innocent III issued the Post miserabile bull in Rome, condemning the fall of the Holy Land and calling on the Christian world to organize a new crusade aimed directly at recovering Jerusalem.
  2. 1198Europe · EuropeThe bull was transmitted through papal networks to France, Germany, and elsewhere, requiring bishops and secular rulers to support the expedition and stipulating that crusaders attend mass and confession regularly, providing papal endorsement for subsequent mobilization.

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