- Pope Leo IX - Wikipedia
Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Ages; he was instrumental in the precipitation of the Great Schism of 1054, considered the turning point in which the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches formally separated
- East-West Schism | Summary, History, Effects | Britannica
Political jealousies and interests intensified the disputes, and, at last, after many premonitory symptoms, the final break came in 1054, when Pope Leo IX struck at Michael Cerularius and his followers with an excommunication and the patriarch retaliated with a similar excommunication
- 1054 The East-West Schism - Christian History Magazine
ON SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1054, as afternoon prayers were about to begin, Cardinal Humbert, legate of Pope Leo IX, strode into the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, right up to the main altar, and placed on it a parchment that declared the Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, to be excommunicated
- The East–West Schism of 1054: Causes and Consequences
Unfortunately, in 1054, the pope had become threatened by the Normans and needed allies So, Pope Leo IX sent a legate to the east to seek help against his enemies as well as to try to negotiate on ecclesiastical matters
- The Great Schism That Divided East and West | EWTN
In 1054, Pope Leo IX sent an emissary, Cardinal Humbert, from Rome to Constantinople The cardinal's visit with Patriarch Cerularios was meant to be a mission of conciliation
- Pope St. Leo IX – 152nd Pope - 152nd Pope - PopeHistory. com
St Leo IX was responsible for instigating the breakdown in relations between Eastern and Western churches that led to the devastating Great Schism split in 1054 A D
- The Great Schism of 1054: The Wound That Marked Christianity and Its . . .
One of the most impactful events in this regard was the Great Schism of 1054, a rupture between the Western Church, led by the Pope of Rome, and the Eastern Church, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople
- St. Leo IX was the Pope Involved with the Great Schism who Established . . .
Before Leo could do anything in the matter of the reform of the Church on which his heart was set, he had first to put down another attempt on the part of the ex-Pope Benedict IX to seize the papal throne He had then to attent to money matters, as the papal finances were in a deplorable condition
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