Patriarch Michael I Cerularius

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Patriarch Michael I Cerularius was the 11th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople whose conflicts with the papacy played a central role in the formal split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine bishop
Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox patriarch
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
appointedBy Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
associatedWith Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
birthDate c. 1000
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship Byzantine Empire
conflict Papal legates of Pope Leo IX
Roman Catholic Church
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire
deathDate 1059
deathPlace Madytos
educatedAt Constantinople
endTime 1058 (as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
era Middle Ages
exiledTo Madytos
hasRole Church politician
Religious leader
historicalPeriod 11th century
honorificPrefix Patriarch
inferredFrom Byzantine historical sources
influenced Development of distinct Eastern Orthodox identity
knownFor Defense of Eastern Orthodox liturgical customs
Mutual excommunications with papal legates in 1054
Opposition to Latin (Western) Church practices
language Greek
memberOf Eastern Orthodox Church hierarchy
notableEvent East–West Schism
notableWork Role in the events leading to the East–West Schism of 1054
opponent Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida
opposed Certain Latin fasting practices
Use of unleavened bread in the Latin Eucharist
participatedIn Negotiations with papal legation of 1054
partOf Great Church of Constantinople
placeOfBurial Constantinople
positionHeld Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
predecessor Alexius I Studites
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
removedFromOfficeBy Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
seeAlso East–West Schism
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
startTime 1043 (as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
successor Constantine III Leichoudes
title Patriarch of Constantinople

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pope Leo IX
conflictWith
East–West Schism
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