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The Christians of the Byzantine Empire did not want to recognize the pope in Rome as their leader, so in 1054 they agreed to divide from the Catholic Church and form their own branch of Christianity. This divide was called the great schism.
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∙ 12y agoThe Christians of the Byzantine Empire did not want to recognize the pope in Rome as their leader, so in 1054 they agreed to divide from the Catholic Church and form their own branch of Christianity. This divide was called the great schism.
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What was the official Religion of Constantinople and The Byzantine Empire?
It was the Orthodox Church, or The Eastern Orthodox Church.
What statement best describes an outcome of iconoclasm?
The Eastern Orthodox Church became bitterly divided
What is the byzantine orthodox?
it is actually not byzantine orthodox. it is actually the church. the churches in the byzantium were called the Eastern Orthodox Church. at first there was only a common church. but later there were dispute among pope and the patriarch and actually the western Europe and the eastern Europe. so,there was a split, in the west, the churches were called the Roman Catholic Church as the pope as the head and the churches in the east were known as the Eastern Orthodox Church with the patriarch as the head. so the reason for the Byzantium getting the eastern orthodox church is because byzantium is in the eastern European side.
How are the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Empire related?
The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was also the Byzantine Emperor, head of both Church and State.
Who is believed to be the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
jesus christ
Did the eastern church become the Greek Orthodox church?
No, the Greek Orthodox church is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Greek orthodox church is also known as the?
Eastern Orthodox Church (or the Christian Orthodox Church).
What city was the capital of eastern orthodox church?
Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
People in Greece belong to what church?
The Orthodox Church of Greece (Eastern Orthodox Church).
What 2 churches emerged from the schism in the Christian church?
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
Why is the Eastern Orthodox Church important?
because they are all equally important, and Eastern Orthodox church is pretty big
What was the name of the Eastern branch of the Christian Church?
Eastern Orthodox Church.
Was The Pope head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
No, the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What is east orthodox church?
the eastern orthodox church which has been established 2000 years ago by Jesus and his Apostles. Another important thing is that the Eastern Orthodox Church was is the second largest church in the world
What was the official Religion of Constantinople and The Byzantine Empire?
It was the Orthodox Church, or The Eastern Orthodox Church.
What is the christian church of the east?
The Eastern Orthodox Church
What is a member The Eastern Orthodox Church called?
An Orthodox Christian.
