Pope Urban II dies 1099

Pope Urban II dies in Rome on the 29th of July 1099. He is followed by Pope Paschal II.

He was a supporter of the Gregorian reforms, started by his predecessor, and had to contend with the antipope Clement III.

His speech at Clermont in 1095 started of the First Crusade.

He was beatified in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII with his feast day on 29 July.