Photian Schism

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church schism ecclesiastical dispute event in church history

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Photian Schism canonical	15
Schism of Photius	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church schism ⓘ ecclesiastical dispute ⓘ event in church history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Photian Schism ⓘ surface form: Schism of Photius
chronologicallyBefore	East–West Schism ⓘ surface form: East–West Schism of 1054
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 (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople Rome ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent	Council of Constantinople 861 ⓘ Council of Constantinople 867 ⓘ Council of Constantinople 879–880 ⓘ Fourth Council of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Fourth Council of Constantinople 869–870 Synod of Rome 863 ⓘ
hasStartTime	858 ⓘ
mainSubject	papal authority ⓘ Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: patriarchate of Constantinople
namedAfter	Photios I of Constantinople ⓘ
participant	Byzantine Emperor Basil I ⓘ Byzantine Emperor Michael III ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Ignatios of Constantinople ⓘ Photios I of Constantinople ⓘ Pope Hadrian II ⓘ Pope Nicholas I ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East–West Schism → precededBy → Photian Schism ⓘ

Photian Schism → alsoKnownAs → Photian Schism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schism of Photius

Fourth Council of Constantinople → mainTopic → Photian Schism ⓘ

Photios I of Constantinople → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ

Pope Nicholas I → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ

Byzantine Emperor Michael III → notableEvent → Photian Schism ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael III

Synod of Rome 863 → partOf → Photian Schism ⓘ

Council of Constantinople 861 → partOf → Photian Schism ⓘ

Council of Constantinople 867 → addressed → Photian Schism ⓘ

Council of Constantinople 867 → relatedTo → Photian Schism ⓘ

Ignatius legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → conflict → Photian Schism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople

Ignatius legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → associatedSchism → Photian Schism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople

Council of Constantinople 879–880 → mainSubject → Photian Schism ⓘ

Pope John VIII → involvedIn → Photian Schism ⓘ

Ignatios of Constantinople → inConflict → Photian Schism ⓘ

Ignatios of Constantinople → seeAlso → Photian Schism ⓘ