Legend has it that two children, Nicholas Stephen in France and Germany organized a mass of people of mostly children with the intention of taking Jerusalem, the holy land. We can really talk about two events rather than a single event. Both occurred in the thirteenth century in 1212 and were called the Children's Crusade. Nicholas, a German boy who lived in Cologne began to preach in the city with the idea of organize a march which later became the idea of \u200b\u200bthe crusade of children. Came to collect about 10000 children and these marched to Genoa where he hoped to find a fleet of ships to help them cross the Mediterranean. Most climbers would die of hunger or cold crossing the Alps. Those who came to Genoa were deterred by the very Pope Innocent III. Most return to their homes, others became citizens of Genoa and finally a small portion would go to Marseille where they would be sold as slaves.
Stephen, a shepherd came to court with letters that he claimed God would have given to be the king himself hiciese reach France. The monarch took them as a joke ignoring the young pastor of Cloeis at first. Said shortly after receiving a new vision in which God gave him the guidelines of the new crusade. Stephen had to gather all the children as possible and march on Jerusalem. What force would have failed would be enhanced by the purity of children. The seas would be opened to get there, and once in the city, the Arabs would have no choice but to open the gates of the city and deliver them to Christianity moved by this demonstration of faith.
Philip II of France tried to dissuade them but and quickly got no children everywhere joined Esteban. The Chronicles of talk time or 30000 of 20000 children. They went to Marseille wiping out the food reserves of the peoples they encountered on the road. Some towns closed their doors to travelers. Once in Marseille seas were not opened as promised Stephen. Much of the committee had disbanded or starved for the road. Some merchants offered their seven boats for the passage to the sea. Two of the ships that were never sank but the other five did a tour of North Africa by selling children as slaves, thus ending the crusade of French children.
Today it is unclear which is real in this story. It appears in the texts of the time when talking about children's crusade. It seems at first were supported by the church, which is why some historians claim that the church wanted to cover this story. One theory says the Capuchin be the architects of such an event. To some experts, children who followed Stephen quickly desist soon start turning to their homes. Children may arrive at the port of Marseilles would be the remains of Nicholas' expedition to Genoa. If it is true that one speaks of 20000 or 30000 people gathered under the idea of \u200b\u200brecovering holy land.
The detail that makes this story completely change lies in the translation of the word "pueri" and were called the bands of peasants forced to sell their land, homeless, prostitutes and other people displaced from the era. It turns out that the word "pueri" in Latin means child. Maybe all it is a mistranslation. The children were so young and they were more than people with nothing to lose, that they should seek a role and perhaps religious monarchs and had no qualms about losing sight.
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