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Important sites of the Crusades  Three important sites of the Crusades included Antioch, Acre, and Jerusalem. Antioch Acre Jerusalem
 * Paul preached his first Christian sermon in Antioch which made it an important place for Christians.
 * Antioch became an important center of Christian devotion and study, even serving as seat of one of the original four patriarchate.
 * This city was also politically important, and had many large Roman buildings built there.
 * In the Crusades, Acre was one of the most contested cities.
 * During the First Crusade, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem captured Acre,but later he lost it.
 * During the Second Crusade, the forces of Philip and Richard the Lionheart besieged the city to make it the biggest battle of Acre.
 * The Crusades were centered around Jerusalem.
 * In 1065, Jerusalem was attacked by the Turks which was an event that led up to the Crusades.
 * Jerusalem had a holy importance to the Christian religion since it included the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ's burial.