"I am placed between God and man, lower than God but higher than man, the judge of all men who can be judged by none."
Inquisition
"I am placed between God and man, lower than God but higher than man, the judge of all men who can be judged by none." |
Papal States established by Innocent III |
| Innocent III and the Beginnings of Papal Monarchy | |
| Fourth Crusade, 1204 | |
| Albigensian Crusade, 1209
Inquisition |
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| Fifth Crusade called by Innocent at the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) | |
| "The pope has this authority because he does not exercise the office of man, but of the true God on earth." Letter to German Bishops (1198) | |
The Pope's Arsenal of Weapons
| Inquisition |
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The port city of Acre was one of the last remaining strongholds held by Christians in the Thirteenth Century |
| The End of European Expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean | The End of the Latin States in the Eastern Mediterranean | |
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Saladin,
Battle of Hattin 1187 Fall of the last Christian port cities 1291 |
Two Medieval Institutions: The Inquisition and the Crusade |
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