Kingdom of Jerusalem Ascalon. Since sets a lower bound for the Samaritan population at 1,500, since the contemporary "Tolidah", a Samaritan chronicle, also mentions communities in Gaza and Acre. Benjamin of Tudela estimated the total Jewish population of 14 cities in the kingdom to be 1,200, making the Samaritan population of the time larger than the Jewish, perhaps for the only time in history. The First Crusade was preached at the Council of Clermont in 1095 by Pope Urban II, with the goal of assisting the Byzantine Empire against the invasions of the Seljuk Turks. However, the main objective quickly became the control
Saint-Flour, Cantal a fortress in the ruins of the monastery, but, seized with remorse, donated it once more to Odilo of Cluny. Urban II, following the Council of Clermont (1095) consecrated the new abbey church, which received a triple dedication reflecting local tradition and present affiliations: Saint-Sauveur, Saint Pierre and Saint Flour. The diocese of Saint-Flour was established in August 1317 by the Avignon pope, John XXII. During the Revolution the commune took several successive names, de-Christianized as Fort-Cantal, "Fort-Libre" then Mont-Flour before retrieving its ancient historic designation in "an II" (1793). The territory of the commune was never changed. Briefly, between