September 1209-1229 A.D. Remembering the Albigensian Crusade; Papal Indulgences & Passes Offered for In-life & Afterlife Baldwin, Marshall W. “Albigensian Crusade.” Encyclopedia Britannica . N.d. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/12976/Albigensian-Crusade . Accessed 22 Aug 2014. Albigensian Crusade Albigensian Crusade , Crusade (1209–29) called by Pope Innocent III against the Cathari , a dualist religious movement in southern France that the Roman Catholic Church had branded heretical . The war pitted the nobility of staunchly Catholic northern France against that of the south, where the Cathari were tolerated and even enjoyed the support of the nobles. Although the Crusade did not eliminate Catharism, it eventually enabled the French king to establish his authority over the south. Historical background By the middle of the 12th century, control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land was no longer the only goal of the Crusades . Rather
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