AnswerSaladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187.
Christians do not pray to anything that faces Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has some significance for Christians as that is where Jesus was crucified but really it is just a city there is nothing holy or important about Jerusalem for Christians. There is nothing important about going there.
Jerusalem
The First Crusade was initiated in 1095 to restore Christian access to holy sites in and around Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, Israel.
Yes.
Jerusalem is the Holy City for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
When the Second Crusade ended, the European Christians lost control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem).
Jerusalem is also special the Jews and Christians since they have temples and churches in Jerusalem.
Pope Urban II called on Europeans to join a Crusade against the Muslim Turks who controlled the city of Jerusalem and refused to allow Christians access to the holy sites located there. This First Crusade was called in 1095 when he urged Christians to free Jerusalem.
One of the holiest of cities for Christians is the city of Jerusalem. Bethlehem is another holy city for Christians.