When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favor. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to re-establish Christian control of Syria an
Dominican Involvement in the Crusader States
β Scribed by James-Francis Friedenthal
- Book ID
- 111296752
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Weight
- 546 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-4289
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