The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, as part of a wider crusading movement
A 14th-century miniature depicting Pope Innocent III excommunicating Cathars and a subsequent massacre of heretics during the Albigensian Crusade in southern France.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1071, triggering the geopolitical crises that led to the Crusades.
Detail of an 11th-century mural depicting a scene of the Last Judgement in the Abbey of Sant'Angelo in Formis, Italy
The term "Holy Land" is used to collectively denote areas of the Southern Levant that hold great significance in the Abrahamic religions, primarily because of their association with people and events
Crusades
…The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, as part of a wider crusading movement. The First Crusade was proclaimed by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in November 1095—a call to arms…
Olive trees, like this one in Jerusalem, have intrinsic symbolism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. The holiness of Israel attracted Jews to be buried in its holy soil. The sage Rabbi Anan said "To be buried in Israel is like being buried under the altar."
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Christianity, as it is the purported site of Christ's resurrection.
Jerusalem 2013 Temple Mount Dome of the Rock