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Adhemar of Le Puy

d. 1098 · 11th century · Also known as Adhemar of Monteil

Adhemar of Le Puy, also called Adhemar of Monteil, was bishop of Le Puy and the papal legate appointed by Pope Urban II to the First Crusade. He travelled with the army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse, and acted as spiritual leader and mediator among the crusade princes. He died of disease at Antioch in August 1098, before the capture of Jerusalem.

Adhemar of Le Puy
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