Photian Schism

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The Photian Schism was a 9th-century ecclesiastical dispute between the Eastern and Western Christian churches centered on the contested patriarchate of Constantinople and papal authority, foreshadowing the later East–West Schism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church schism ⓘ
ecclesiastical dispute ⓘ
event in church history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Schism of Photius ⓘ
linked to: Photian Schism
chronologicallyBefore East–West Schism of 1054 ⓘ
linked to: East–West Schism
field Byzantine studies ⓘ
church history ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
followedBy East–West Schism ⓘ
hasCause conflict over papal jurisdiction in the East ⓘ
contested appointment of Photios I as patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
deposition of Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople ⓘ
doctrinal tensions including the Filioque clause ⓘ
hasEffect deepening of theological and jurisdictional differences between Eastern and Western churches ⓘ
increased mistrust between Constantinople and Rome ⓘ
precedent for later disputes over papal supremacy ⓘ
hasEndTime 879 ⓘ
880 ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
hasLocation Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent Council of Constantinople 861 ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 867 ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 879–880 ⓘ
Fourth Council of Constantinople 869–870 ⓘ
Synod of Rome 863 ⓘ
hasStartTime 858 ⓘ
mainSubject papal authority ⓘ
patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
namedAfter Photios I of Constantinople ⓘ
participant Byzantine Emperor Basil I ⓘ
Byzantine Emperor Michael III ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Ignatios of Constantinople ⓘ
Photios I of Constantinople ⓘ
Pope Hadrian II ⓘ
Pope Nicholas I ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousTradition Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
result assertion of conciliar and imperial authority in the East ⓘ
assertion of papal primacy claims by Rome ⓘ
condemnation and deposition of Photios by Roman synods ⓘ
eventual rehabilitation of Photios in the East ⓘ
temporary break in communion between Rome and Constantinople ⓘ
temporalContext 9th century ⓘ

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East–West Schism → precededBy → Photian Schism ⓘ
Photian Schism → alsoKnownAs → Schism of Photius ⓘ
linked to: Photian Schism
Photios I of Constantinople → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ
Pope Nicholas I → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ
Michael III → notableEvent → Photian Schism ⓘ
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Michael III
Synod of Rome 863 → partOf → Photian Schism ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 861 → partOf → Photian Schism ⓘ
Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ
Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → associatedSchism → Photian Schism ⓘ
Pope John VIII → involvedIn → Photian Schism ⓘ
Ignatios of Constantinople → inConflict → Photian Schism ⓘ
Ignatios of Constantinople → seeAlso → Photian Schism ⓘ
Pope Marinus I → opposed → Photian schism ⓘ
linked to: Photian Schism
Synod of 867 → partOf → Photian Schism ⓘ
Ignatius I of Constantinople → notableWork → Defense of ecclesiastical independence during the Photian Schism ⓘ
linked to: Photian Schism
Ignatius I of Constantinople → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ