The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was also the Byzantine Emperor, head of both Church and State.
The Byzantine army supported the emperor. There was a schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the eleventh century. From that time onward the emperor was seen as the head of the Orthodox church, and the Pope as the head of the Catholic church.
In the Orthodox the emperor claims authority over all religious leaders. And in the Roman Catholic the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors.
What type of church was most commonly constructed in the Byzantine Empire
The Orthodox Church
The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was also the Byzantine Emperor, head of both Church and State.
The Byzantine Church was used for worship. Following the death of the Roman Emperor Constantine, the Roman Empire split into the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. Eventually, the Bishop of Rome became the head of the church in the Roman Empire. Over the years, that church became the Roman Catholic Church. The Bishop of Constantinople became the head of the Byzantine Church. That church evolved into the Greek Orthodox Church and still exists today.
The emperor chose the patriarch of Constantinople, leading the Church official in the Byzantine Empire.The emperor became an autocrat and the head of the church as well as the state.
The Byzantine army supported the emperor. There was a schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the eleventh century. From that time onward the emperor was seen as the head of the Orthodox church, and the Pope as the head of the Catholic church.
In the Orthodox the emperor claims authority over all religious leaders. And in the Roman Catholic the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors.
The Eastern Orthodox Church was the church for the Byzantine Empire.
the leader of the Byzantine Church was called the Metropolitans.
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Greek Byzantine Catholic Church was created in 1907.
What type of church was most commonly constructed in the Byzantine Empire
The head of the Byzantine Empire was the Emperor. His title was Basileus