biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1050–c.1115)
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| biography:
| Monk, a preacher of the first Crusade, born in Amiens, N France. He served as a soldier, became a monk, and in 1095 preached throughout Europe, generating enthusiastic support for the Crusade. He led the second army, which reached Asia Minor, but was defeated by the Turks at Nicaea. He then accompanied the fifth army in 1096, which reached Jerusalem. |
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