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Posted: 2025-05-12 06:11:31 UTC
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In 850, Pope Leo IV called for Frankish soldiers to defend their country and religion in a holy war, promising them the kingdom of heaven if they died in battle. This shows that the rhetoric of the Crusades existed centuries earlier.
Pope Leo IV's call to arms in 850.
Promise of the kingdom of heaven for soldiers who die in battle.
Early example of Crusade-like rhetoric.