POPE GREGORY VIII AND THE THIRD CRUSADE

by | Oct 11, 2022 | Popes

Pope Gregory VIII was a very old man when he called for the Third Crusade against the Moors of the Middle East. Born Alberto di Morra in around 1100 to 1105, he was the son of the noble, Sartorius di Morra. His hometown was Benevento, Papal States. Alberto became a...