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The East-West Schism divides Christianity

1054 CE · Turkey, Asia · Religion

The East-West Schism divides Christianity
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The East–West Schism, also known as the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054, is the break of communion between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1054. A series of ecclesiastical differences, theological disputes and geopolitical tensions between the Greek East and Latin West preceded the formal split in 1054.

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