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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Byzantine Empire
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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 (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Schism of Photius