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Pope Urban II
head of the Catholic Church
Years: 1042 - 1099
Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II; ca.
1042 – 29 July 1099), born Otho de Lagery (alternatively Otto, Odo, or Eudes), is Pope from March 12, 1088 to his death in 1099.
He is best known for initiating the First Crusade (1096–1099) and setting up the modern-day Roman Curia in the manner of a royal ecclesiastical court to help run the Church.
