Factors leading to the Crusades
Crusades 1098-1204 The Turkish danger: The Seljuk Turks set out from the valleys of Central Asia. Then their leader Tughrul Bey (Prince Al-Saqr) was destined to impose […]
The gathering of armies and the position of the Romans
The Crusades 1098-1204 led to the universal love that was burning in the heart of Urbanus uniting him in Constantinople and setting out from there to liberate the Eastern Churches.
Capture of Antioch
Crusades 1098-1204 While Baudouin was consolidating his conquest in Edessa and its environs, the main campaign was heading towards Antioch, the most fortified city in Syria.
Holy Sepulcher
Crusades 1098-1204 In late November 1098, the Crusaders rose from Antioch and its environs and marched to Kafr Tab, and Munqidh corresponded with them.
The Crusaders and the churches of Antioch and Jerusalem
Crusades 1098-1204 The Crusaders and the Church of Antioch: Urban loved Christ, so he loved the Church. He wanted it to be one because Christ is one. And because of his brother Jesus, the Patriarch of Constantinople
The Latin Kingdom and the Crusader Principalities
Crusades 1098-1204 In the spring of the year 1100, hostilities were renewed, and the Crusaders took control of the coast of Palestine from Ashkelon to Mecca. It was necessary
Latin and Orthodox Hierarchical
Crusades 1098-1204 Latin Hierarchy: The Crusaders aimed for the Holy Sepulcher, so Jerusalem became the most important city in the East for them, and a patriarch became superior to a patriarch.
Latin relations with the Jacobins, Armenians and Maronites
Crusades 1098-1204 Athanasius II: (1165-1170) Antioch remained the destination of the soul’s hopes and the talk of their dreams, and they continued to watch the development of circumstances and look for opportunities for victory.
Balamand Monastery
The Crusades 1098-1204 It is not for us to examine the artistic ecclesiastical monuments of the Crusaders in this general history, nor to describe all the churches.
The Abbasids and the Church
750-969 The Abbasid Revolution: Political parties arose in the Umayyad state, such as the Zubayrids, the Kharijites, and the Shiites, which weakened the Umayyads and weakened them, so the opponents coveted their shares.
The Church of Antioch during the Abbasid rule
Caliphs and Patriarchs: After the center of government moved from Damascus to Baghdad, the Nestorian “Catholic” became prestigious due to the large number of its followers in Iraq.
Triumph of Orthodoxy
Leo V and the Icons: Nikephoros, the Minister of Finance, took control of the court of Ireneiah, arrested her, and imprisoned her in a monastery. The era of this philosophy ended