Pinsteps. Monument to Bishop Pedro Pitões, Porto
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Pedro II Pitões (d. 1152) was a bishop of Porto elected in 1145, famous for his role in the Reconquest. In 1147 Pedro Pitões was commissioned by King Afonso Henriques to receive a fleet of crusaders from northern Europe who were taking part in the Second Crusade. In Porto, Don Pedro gave a speech to the Crusaders to convince them to help the Portuguese conquer Lisbon. The bishop's address to the Crusaders appears transcribed in De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi, manuscript drafted by an Anglo-Norman crusader present among the hearers. From Porto, D. Pedro accompanied the Crusaders to the outskirts of Lisbon, where they met the Portuguese king. There, after some diplomatic attempts, the Crusaders agreed to help in the conquest of the city.


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