Pope Leo IX was pope until April 19 of that year when he died. The next pope was not elected until the following year.
Pope Saint Leo IX who reigned from 1049 to 1054.
Pope Benedict IX
Pope Leo IX died on April 19, 1054 at the age of 51.
Pope Leo IX was the pope whose actions resulted in the Great East-West Schism of 1054.
The Great Eastern Schism in 1054. The pope and the patriarch mutually excommunicated each other.
It formalized the split between the Eastern and Western churches.
It formalized the split between the Eastern and Western churches.
Pope Leo IX died on April 19, 1054 at the age of 51.
Born June 21, 1002, Died April 19, 1054, at the age of 51
Pope Leo IX was born on June 21, 1002 and died on April 19, 1054. Pope Leo IX would have been 51 years old at the time of death or 1013 years old today.
The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches split during the schism in 1054.
Communication was poor in those days, and when one pope died, by the time the word got out, Orthodox had chosen their pope, and Romans had chosen their pope. There cannot be two popes, and neither side would agree that the other side's pope was chosen by God.