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Pope Gregory VIII calls for the Third Crusade

Type Event Region Worldwide Time 1187

On October 29, 1187, Pope Gregory VIII issued the papal bull Audita tremendi, condemning Saladin's recovery of Jerusalem and calling on the Christian…

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  1. 1187Rome · LazioNews of Saladin's recovery of Jerusalem shook the Christian world; the papacy responded swiftly, and Gregory VIII resolved to use papal authority to call for a new crusade.
  2. 1187Rome · LazioGregory VIII issued the papal bull Audita tremendi, condemning the Muslim occupation of the Holy Land, calling on the faithful to do penance and take up arms to recover Jerusalem, and formally launching the mobilization for the Third Crusade.

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