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second major crusade launched from Europe as Catholic ('Latin') Holy War against Islam

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The Second Crusade was a major military campaign launched by Catholic Europe in the mid-12th century as a holy war against Islam. It matters because it was one of the most significant crusading efforts of the medieval period and reflects the religious conflict that shaped medieval European-Islamic relations.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
religious war
Part of
Crusades
Followed by
Third Crusade
Location
Egypt
Image
Asia minor 1140.jpg
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Commons category
Second Crusade
topic's main category
Category:Second Crusade
start time
1147-00-00
end time
1149-00-00
located in/on physical feature
Lower Egypt
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Religion
described by source
Wikitólica
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Belligerents

Kingdom of France

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