1st Crusade
It was for the conquering of this city, often referred to as 'the Holy Land' that the 1st Crusade was called, because Islamic forces conquered and destroyed much of it.
What is Jerusalem?
After they failed to conquer their intended target, the Crusaders would make an ill-advised attack and siege on this famous city, know as the destination spot for St. Paul before he encountered Jesus and was blinded.
What is Damascus?
The reason why the 3rd Crusade was called was because this famous city, was recaptured by the Muslims after Christian forces conquered it in the successful 1st Crusade.
What is Jerusalem?
Instead of reaching its target destination of Jerusalem, this Crusade rather sacked this city, known as the capital of the Byzantine Empire, named after a famous Roman Emperor.
What is Constantinople?
During the 5th Crusade, this famous saint, known as a lover of animals, would cross enemy lines to preach to the Sultan and try to convert him while also trying to broker peace due to how horrified he was of the violence of the Crusades.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
It was for this reason, the same reason why Cedar Catholic students walked on their knees up the steps at Immaculate Conception Church during the Jubilee Year of Hope, that the knights of the West would be very much interested in joining and fulfilling the call for the Crusades.
What are plenary indulgences?
This crusade was led by two European kings, Louis VII of France and _________ of Germany, who shares the name with a main character of the show The Summer I Turned Pretty and the founder of a famous Hotel chain. Both kings would be separately defeated by the Turks.
Who is Conrad (Conrad III)?
The Crusaders would achieve minor victories on some seaport cities leading up to their attack on Jerusalem, the most significant being the city of ______, which is the same word to describe an amount of land, and it would become the headquarters for the Crusaders in this crusade.
This seafaring republic, famous for its namesake captial's canals and waterways, was a major player in the 4th Crusade.
What is Venice/Venetian?
Crusaders would typically spend this amount of times their average income just to go on crusade, the same number of times that a Cedar Catholic student should hear the announcements in a given day.
What is two to three times?
The vow of being a crusader was only fulfilled once the crusader prayed at this location, destroyed by the Muslims, which was the main attraction for pilgrimage to Jerusalem because it was where Jesus was buried.
What is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?
On its way to the Holy Land from England, the Crusaders, unbeknownst to them, would experience their only success for the Crusade when they captured this city, known as the westernmost capital in mainland Europe, from the Muslims.
What is Lisbon?
While this crusade did not accomplish its mission, it featured a strange ending when this king, known by his nickname of 'the Lionheart', and the Saladin negotiated a treaty that allowed Christian pilgrims who were unarmed access to Jerusalem, while it remained under Muslim control.
Who is Richard (King Richard I)?
The West would hold onto Constantinople and exile most of the Eastern bishops for this many years, the same number located on a bottle of Heinz ketchup.
What is 57?
Crusades were not called such early on, but were referred to as ___________, the same term we would use to those who made a trip to a holy location to pray.
What are pilgrimages?
These were two major cities conquered by the Crusaders before sieging Jerusalem, the first was the location of the First Ecumenical Council of the Church and the second was one of the 4 Eastern Catholic Patriarchates?
What is Nicaea and Antioch?
This famous saint, who is attributed to writing the Memorare and for his devotion to Mary, preached for the Crusades, but would be humiliated when he heard of the anti-Christian behavior the Crusaders while on Crusades.
Who is St. Bernard of Clairvaux?
Because it was led by 3 major European monarchs, King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, this crusade is more commonly known as the _______ Crusade.
What is Kings'?
What is Latins?
One of the kings, the only French King to be canonized a saint and who is the namesake of a city known for its barbeque, that would lead both the 7th and the 8th crusades would later be canonized as a saint .
What is Louis (St. King Louis IX)?
Many people would be inspired to join the Crusades who were not well equipped and would be absolutely dominated by the Muslims before the actual crusaders arrived, a crusade known as the ______ Crusade?
What is the People's
The Second Crusade was called due to the fall of this major Eastern city. While not as popular as the Shroud of Turin, it too has a famous image of the face of Jesus, known as the first icon.
What is Edessa?
Much of the German forces that went to go on Crusade would end up disbanding before they got to the Holy Lands because their leader, Frederick Barbarossa, tragically die via this, a death that occurs 11 times a day on average in the United States
What is drowning?
The sacking of Constantinople included desecrating of Eastern Churches, using holy vessels for drinking wine, and smashing icons, though arguably the worst moment was when they placed ________ on the Partriarch's throne in Hagia Sophia
What is a prostitute?
Out of the main Holy Land Crusades (8-9) that occurred, this number of crusades would be successful in completing their intended mission.
What is one (1st Crusade)?