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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formal split (1054) between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
- noun The dispute (1378–1417) within the Catholic church over papal succession.
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- noun the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
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Papal authority began in earnest in 1154 with the Great Schism, through the Protestant Reformation by Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, etc. the
Archive 2007-11-25 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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Papal authority began in earnest in 1154 with the Great Schism, through the Protestant Reformation by Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, etc. the
Democracy is unsupportable de Brantigny........................ 2007
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Western suspicion of Eastern Orthodoxy can be traced back to before the Great Schism that divided the Christian Church in 1054.
An Orthodox balm for Europe: Orthodox Christians can help rebuild East-West ties. 2007
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Noth - ing could have been more injurious to the Church and more damaging to prestige than the existence for over thirty years of the Great Schism — some parts of Europe attaching themselves to a pope in Avignon, others to
CHRISTIANITY IN HISTORY HERBERT BUTTERFIELD 1968
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Successively prior of the Charterhouses of Arnheim (1368-72), of Ruremonde (1372-77), which he had built, of Cologne (1377-84) and of Strasburg (1384-96), which he restored, and visitor of his province for the space of 20 years, he was thus called upon to play, under the trying circumstances produced by the Great Schism, a considerable role in the Netherlands and German-speaking countries.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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In the Great Schism, Hungary adhered to the obedience (or party) of the Roman claimant to the papacy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Under John's successors began the decline of the diocese, promoted by unhappy political conditions and by the Great Schism.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The history of the Great Schism and election of the rival pontiffs is nowhere to be found in better form of narrative than that of Milman, which here follows.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Favored by the exile of the popes to Avignon, and by the Great Schism, it made good its foothold in Upper Italy.
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Avignon, and by the Great Schism, it made good its foothold in Upper
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science John William Draper 1846
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