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The pope initiated the crusades.The first pope to initiate a crusade was Pope Urban the II.
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
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Pope Urban II
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The first pope was considered to have been St. Peter the Apostle.
The First Crusade was called by Pope Urban II.
Pope Francis is the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected as pope, the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from the Americas.
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
Pope Urban II called for the first crusade at the Council of Clermont.