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  1. In Christianity, a schism occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies. The split can be violent or nonviolent but results in at least one of the two newly-created bodies considering itself distinct from the other. This article covers schisms in Christianity . In the early Christian church, the formation ...

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  2. Jul 31, 2019 · The Great Schism of 1054 marked the split of Christianity and established the separation between the Orthodox Churches in the East and the Roman Catholic Church in the West. Start Date: For centuries, tension increased between the two branches until they finally boiled over on July 16, 1054.

  3. Schism, in Christianity, a break in the unity of the church. In the early church, “schism” was used to describe those groups that broke with the church and established rival churches. The term originally referred to those divisions that were caused by disagreement over something other than basic.

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  4. May 13, 2024 · Learn Religions - The Great Schism of 1054 and the Split of Christianity (May 13, 2024) East-West Schism, event that precipitated the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius) and the Western church (led by Pope Leo IX ).

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  6. Contents. Home Philosophy & Religion Scriptures. Schism: division over substantial matters. Believing that divine truth and human salvation are at stake, Christians take the formulation of doctrine with the utmost seriousness.

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