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History of Vezelay

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James to Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important of all medieval pilgrimage centres. This was crucially important in attracting pilgrims and the wealth they brought to the town.

Bernard of Clairvaux preached the Second Crusade at Vézelay in 1146.

In 1189, the Frankish and English factions of the Third Crusade met at Vézelay before officially departing for the Holy Land

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