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Peter the hermit.
Urban II
c. 1042
Chätillon-sur-Marne, Champagne, France
July 29, 1099
Rome, Italy
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Short biography of pope urban ii council
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Urban II, a French pope (head of the Catholic Church), ruled at the end of the eleventh century.
He was known as an excellent organizer and tireless worker for renewed political power for the church. Following the rule of Gregory VII, who was pope from 1075 to 1085, Urban II helped solidify gains made for the papacy, or the office of the pope, against the political power of the kings of Europe.
He developed a central governing structure for the church and ultimately made the papacy