Pope Urban II's Council of Piacenza

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Council_of_Piacenza
gptkbp:attendedBy bishops
nobles
abbots
lay people
gptkbp:convenedBy gptkb:Pope_Urban_II
gptkbp:date March 1095
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:heresy_of_Berengarius
clerical celibacy
simony
investiture controversy
schism with Eastern Orthodox Church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pope Urban II's Council of Piacenza
gptkbp:location gptkb:Piacenza,_Italy
gptkbp:notableEvent Byzantine envoys requested military aid against Seljuk Turks
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Countess_Matilda_of_Tuscany
gptkb:envoys_of_Byzantine_Emperor_Alexios_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:participants thousands
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Council_of_Clermont
gptkbp:purpose address church reform
address heresy
address requests for aid from Byzantine Empire
address schism with Eastern Church
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Crusade
gptkbp:resultedIn increased support for First Crusade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Somerville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7