The Western Schism was a period from 1378 to 1417, when there were different people claiming to be pope, each with his own supporters. The governments of Western Europe were about evenly divided in their support, and the whole issue had very strong political ramifications.
There is a link to an article on the Western Schism below.
The divisions between the eastern and western parts of the Church erupted into the East-West Schism in 1054. The Church has been divided ever since, but is currently mending. There is a link to an article on the East-West Schism below.
There were two events called the Great Schism, both of which happened in the Middle Ages. One was the East-West Schism, which divided the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches from each other, this happened in 1054. The other was the Western Schism, which divided the Roman Catholic Church into to factions, from 1378 to 1417.
If you're referring to the first major Christian division, see weblink for "East-West Schism" on left..
There were schisms, the East-West schism of 1054 was the worst, but there were others including the schism in the Western Schism from 1378 to 1417. There were important people, such as St. Benedict and St. Francis, starting monastic organizations. Thomas Becket was martyred. There were a lot of times when popes and kings or emperors came into conflict. The papal excommunication of King John of England is an example. There were many important Church councils. Of course, there were the crusades. The iconoclasts stirred up trouble in the Byzantine Empire. The Albigensians had their heresy, which resulted in the Albigensian Crusade.
The Great Schism was between the eastern (Greek)and western (Latin) branches of Christianity: the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. This was not due to eastern and western empires splitting their religions. The western empire did not exist then. It had fallen more than 1,000 years earlier. It was a falling out between the two main branches of Christianity. Previously they had tried to be two branches of a Christian creed which was united against several diffident forms of dissident Christianity. Disagreements and conflict between the two churches grew and this led to the schism.
The divisions between the eastern and western parts of the Church erupted into the East-West Schism in 1054. The Church has been divided ever since, but is currently mending. There is a link to an article on the East-West Schism below.
The East-West Schism of 1054 sometimes known as the Schism of the East.
It is called the East-West Schism of 1054.
The Great Schism, or East-West Schism, in the Catholic Church, produced the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the East, and the Roman Catholic Church, in the West. Both claimed to be continuations of the original Church. There is an article at the link below.
The East-West Schism, or the Photian Schism (so named because it was provoked by Photius, the Archbishop of Constantinople).
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The Roman Empire divided into the Western and Eastern, with the West centered in Rome, and the East centered in Constantinople, if you are talking about the Eastern Schism. The Great Schism in the Catholic Church usually refers to the Western Schism which divided European countries over who the true Pope was.
After the Great Schism of 1054, the Byzantine church, which was originally known as the Eastern Orthodox Church, became distinct from the Roman Catholic Church. The Byzantine church continued to be referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, while the Roman Catholic Church retained its name. The Great Schism created a permanent divide between the two branches of Christianity, leading to different theological beliefs and practices.
The Great Schism occurred in 1054, separating Christendom into two halves. The East became Eastern Orthodox and the West became Roman Catholic.
Pope Leo IX was the pope whose actions resulted in the Great East-West Schism of 1054.
The East–West Schism, commonly referred to as the Great Schism of 1054, is the break of communion between what are now the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, which began in the 11th century and continues.
There were two events called the Great Schism, both of which happened in the Middle Ages. One was the East-West Schism, which divided the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches from each other, this happened in 1054. The other was the Western Schism, which divided the Roman Catholic Church into to factions, from 1378 to 1417.