hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ tɹˈaɪd tʊ ˈɛnd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt skˈɪzəm bᵻtwˌiːn ˈiːstɚn ænd wˈɛstɚn tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm tə ɡɹˈiːs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti æz ɐn ɐmbˈæsədɚɹ ʌvðə hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
He also tried to end the Great Schism between Eastern and Western churches, which brought him to Greece in 1170 as an ambassador of the Holy Roman Emperor.