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The simple answer in 1054, when the Patriarch of Constantinople, and the great majority of the Christian Churches and Bishops in the East and Middle East, refused the demand by Pope Leo IX to recognise the Roman branch of the Church as the 'Mother and Head' of all Christian Churches - ie to recognise the Pope in Rome as the head of all Christians. Prior to this, the Pope had been given the respect of being the first Bishopric of Christianity, but no special position or authority had been given. In terms of numbers of believers, wealth, number of Bishops, amount of land and importance of the Churches involved, the great majority sided with the Patriarch, only the comparatively weak and small Chuurches in Rome, France, Spain and parts of Germany siding with the Pope. Therefore, it is fairest to call this the birth of the Roman Catholic Church, rather than the Orthodox Church splitting from Rome, especially as the Orthodox Churches did not, in fact, change anything; they simply refused to accept political changes being demanded by the Pope to increase his wealth and influence over other Churches.
In 1054 the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch and his followers, and the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope and his.
The simple division between East and West is a bit of a mis-nomer, as some in the East followed the Pope, some in the West did not. Probably the best example is in England, where Papal reforms of the Church were refused, and where Latin was not widely used in Church services, English being the main language - both being acts that were consistant with the Eastern Church, now called the Orthodox Church, but not with the Roman Church. Many have argued that 1066 and The Battle of Hastings was, in fact, the First Crusade of the Papacy - it certainly forced papal reform on an unwilling English nation, and King Harald's daughter married the orthodox King of the Ukraine, their son being the founder of Moscow and, indirectly, the Russian Orthodox Church. A great many Saxon nobles and fighting men sought refuge in Constantinople, and followed the Patriarch willingly.
However, 1054 is too simple a date. There had been a growing rift between the 'Western' (mainly Latin) and 'Eastern' (mainly Greek) Churches for about 400 years prior to this, as the form of worship, liturgy and language all diverged. There had been at least six prior schisms, although all were quickly healed.
Also, pilgrims from the Orthodox Churches continued to visit Rome, and Constantinople, Greece and the Orthodox Middle East were all places of pilgrimage for Western Christians and, later, the crusades were a joint exercise between the two.
1054 is the official date for the birth of the Roman Catholic Church and its split away from the main body of Christendom; in fact, there is no one date that can really be given, as it took place over a period of centuries and, in many respects, is still going on today.
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Why Catholic Easter is one week before orthodox?
Because the two Churches (Orthodox and Catholic) use different calendars to calculate the date of Easter (which is a movable holiday). The Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, whereas the Catholic Church uses the Gregorian calendar. The two Easters are not always a week apart (in 2007, they were on the same day), but that's usually the case.
Which denominations observe ash Wednesday?
The Catholics, the Methodists, the United Church of Christ, there may be more... --from Wikipedia: These Christian denominations are among those that mark Ash Wednesday by holding a service of worship or Mass: * African Methodist Episcopal Church * African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church * Anglican/Episcopal churches (excepting most Sydney Diocese churches) * Individual Baptist churches may hold a service * Church of God (Anderson) * Church of the Nazarene * Some congregations of Community of Christ * Some Free Churches * The Liberal Catholic Church * Lutheran churches * Old Catholic Church * Reformed churches (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), etc.) * Roman Catholic Church * United Methodist churches * Wesleyan churches The Eastern Orthodox Church does not in general observe Ash Wednesday; instead, Orthodox Great Lent begins on Clean Monday. There are, however, a relatively small number of Orthodox Christians who follow the Western Rite; these do observe Ash Wednesday, although often on a different day from the previously-mentioned denominations, as its date is determined from the Orthodox calculation of Pascha, which may be as much as a month later than the Western observance of Easter.
What is the date of Christmas in Honduras?
25th December just like all churches in the Western Catholic or catholic derived tradition.
Why is the Eastern Orthodox celebrated at a different time from the rest of the Christian World?
Eastern Orthodox Churches and along with with most other Churches, which are not derived from the Roman Catholic Church, the computation is done in accordance to the same rules for over 1000 years. Roman Church has changed the calendar to Gregorian along with shift to the Easter Sunday estimation. The main reason for the Orthodox Churches to keep the Julian Calendar for Easter, even when the fix-day celebrations are according to Gregorian Calendar, is that Resurection Day must always be after the Jewish Passover. With Western/Gregorian style computations, it comes not only on the same date, but often quite earlier, which is unacceptable for the Orthodox Church.
What is the time line of the Catholic and Orthodox churches?
Both the Orthodox and Catholics started at the same time, in the year 33 AD, when there was no such thing as Orthodox and Catholic, and there was only the Universal Christian Church. So they both shared a common foundation for the first 1,000 years of their history. The year 1054 AD is generally regarded as the final date of the split in the Universal Church, which began to separate from the year 800 AD when Charlemagne set himself up as a rival king to the Eastern Roman Emperor. The year 800 marks the beginning of the separation between the Latin West and the Orthodox East, which concluded in 1054 with the mutual excommunications by Cardinal Humbertus and Patriarch Michael Cerularius of Constantinople in the Church of Hagia Sophia. From 1054 the Western Christians became known as Roman Catholics and the Eastern Christians became known as the Orthodox Church.
Does 40 days and full moon fix the day for Easter?
The Council of Nicaea (325) established that Easter Sunday would be the first Sunday after the full moon following the northern hemisphere's spring equinox. This means that in Catholic and Protestant churches, the date varies between 22nd March and 25th April. In Orthodox churches which follow a different calender, the possible dates are 4th April and 8th May.
Can a christian orthodox marry a Catholic?
The Russian Orthodox Church is in communion with other Eastern Orthodox Churches, and with the Patriarch of Constantinople (the city whose name was changed to Istanbul inthe 1920s). The Greek Catholic Church (which is maybe what you mean by 'Catholic Orthodox') have the same liturgy as the Russian and other Eastern Orthodox Churches. But they are in communion with the Pope of Rome and thus part of the Roman Catholic Church. There are, for instance, quite a lot of Greek Catholics in the Ukraine. The Orthodox cross is different than the Christian cross. The reason being is that the Orthodox cross has another strike. Also their main holidays are also different. First of all, there is no such thing as Greek Catholic to my knowledge. There are Greek Orthodox and other Eastern ORthodox as you mentioned including the Russian ORthodox but they are no way ion communion for the Pope of Rome. The Pope means nothing to the Orthodox and are strictly in communion with the Roman Catholics ONLY. You may be thinking of the Byzantine Catholics and the only relationship they to the Orthodox is the Byzantine Cross. And the Byzantine cross is not different from the Christian cross - It is a Christian cross. However, you are right that the cross looks different. It is a typical cross, but with 2 extra crosses, one on top for the sign, and one the bottom which is tilted so that it one end is up towards the right and the other end tilting to the ground. There are alot of Ukrainian Catholics yes. Main holidays are only different by date. Jan. 7 is Xmas and Easter is generally around Passover, only due to the fact that they follow the Julian calendar (from ancient apostolic times) as opposed to following the Roman calendar. All Liturgy's are basically the same in practice, but they do differ s lightly.
What is the significance of the year 1050 for Eastern Orthodox Christians?
The year is when the Great Schism occured, separating the Catholic and Eastern Orhtodox Church. In 325AD there were hundreds of chuches, each with its own teachings, views of Jesus and how to worship him. This was becasue of the mixing of the local faiths with the teachings of the individual apostles. In 325, Constantine the Great saught to unite all of the churches and he did, under the Holy ROman Orthodox Church. Under the new faith, each church would be its own entity under the Orthdox faith. The largest member church was the Western Church. Others included the Coptic, Greek, Armenian, Egyptian, Antioch and Palestinian Church. After 700 years of coperative rule, the Wester Churches split because they wanted their own supreme leader because of their vast size. So in 1056 the Roman Catholic church split from the Orthodox faith, and because the remaining members of ORthodoxy were in Eastern Europe we rtend to call them Eastern Orthodox.
When is Good Friday in Spain?
Spain is a Roman Catholic country. Good Friday is celebrated the same day by Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic Church. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, which is calculated differently in Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon on or after 21 March, taken to be the date of the vernal equinox. The Western calculation uses the Gregorian calendar to establish the equinox. Churches following the Orthodox rites celebrate a differant day
How and when did Saint Matthew die?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church each hold the tradition that Matthew died as a martyr. However, the manner and date of his death are not known.
Is easter different in europe?
No, it is the same christian ceremony. However, many Orthodox churches base their Easter date on the Julian calendar, which often differs from the Gregorian calendar that is used by many western countries.
What date orthodox Easter 2013?
Orthodox Easter 2013 was on Sunday, May 5.
