Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

What does this tell us about the Crusades?

By Anne le Gassick '24

The Sacrifice of Isaac depicts a text that is part of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religion. Once Abraham is prepared to kill his son, his faith and devotion to God is proven. This scene is particularly relevant to the Crusades because of the inspiration from God that these three religions had. Their fight for the Holy Land was out of devotion and faith to God and it was what they believed God wanted them to do. 

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