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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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
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

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Photian Schism alsoKnownAs Photian Schism
this entity surface form: Schism of Photius
East–West Schism precededBy Photian Schism