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Schism of Montaner

1967 CE · Italy, Europe · War

Schism of Montaner
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In the Schism of Montaner between 1967 and 1969, almost all residents of the Italian village of Montaner renounced Catholicism and converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. This was due to a disagreement with the bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, over the appointment of the local priest.

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