What were the reasons behind the crusading movement that arose in Western Christendom?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Reasons behind Crusades
1. crusading movement started as an outgrowth from pilgrimage
a. Christians made pilgrimages as an act of penance for their sins
b. pilgrimages became armed expeditions
2. Christians began to adopt what had formerly been a Muslim notion of
holy war
a. the land where Jesus had walked, and where so many saints' bones lay buried, sanctified those who fought and died for it
b. warriors could fulfill their vocation for violence and still be saved
c. Palestine had once been Christian land, and Muslims had "usurped" it—so it was right to try to win it back
3. Church needs land, wealth to fund its clerics, infrastructure, and religious
Activity
a. crusaders left property to monasteries and churches to look
after in their absence, and made grants of conquered land and
treasure to religious institutions
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