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Category:Catholic Church
The '''Crusades''' were a series of several military campaigns — sanctioned by the [[Papacy]] — that took place during the 11th to 13th centuries. Originally, they were [[Roman Catholic]] endeavors to capture the [[Holy Land]] from the Muslims, but some lead to militarical actions against other Christians, such as the [[Fourth Crusade]] where Constantinople was sacked by Christian knights. In a broader sense, the [[Albigensian Crusade]] against the Cathars of southern France and the Baltic Crusades are also considered as Crusades.
The crusades Crusades were anteceded preceded by the so called "Peace of God"-movement, a Middle Ages reform movement in the Middle ages which tried to abolish private wars and feud between Christian knightsknown as the "Peace of God" movement. The intension intention to give these knights a new "field of action" may have been one of the causes of the crusades.
During the crusades the Crusades [[military orders]] were formed which combined [[monastic life]] with chivalry.
There is a broad consensus in the Western world that the [[Church]] as a religious institution may not direct or sanction militarical military action and therefore the crusades Crusades are seen as an a historical fault of the Catholic churchof the day.
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