Western Schism
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The Western Schism was a prolonged split within the Catholic Church (1378–1417) during which multiple rival claimants to the papacy simultaneously asserted their legitimacy, deeply dividing Christendom.
Aliases (3)
- Great Schism ×1
- Great Western Schism ×1
- Papal Schism ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crisis of the papacy
→
event in church history → religious conflict → schism → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Western Schism
→
Papal Schism → |
| cause |
contested papal election of 1378
→
political tensions between French and Italian factions in the College of Cardinals → return of the papacy from Avignon to Rome → |
| characterizedBy |
crisis of authority in the Church
→
division of European states between obedience to different popes → multiple rival claimants to the papacy → overlapping papal obediences → |
| divided |
Christendom
→
|
| endedBy |
Council of Constance
→
|
| endResult |
election of Pope Martin V
→
restoration of a single universally recognized pope → |
| endTime |
1417
→
|
| firstAvignonPope |
Clement VII
→
|
| firstRomanPope |
Urban VI
→
|
| followedBy |
Conciliar movement
→
reforms of the Council of Constance → |
| hasDuration |
39 years
→
|
| historicalPeriod |
14th century
→
15th century → |
| impact |
deepened political and national divisions in Europe
→
stimulated conciliar theory → weakened prestige of the papacy → |
| involves |
Catholic Church
→
College of Cardinals → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED → Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED → papacy → |
| laterAvignonPope |
Benedict XIII
→
|
| locatedIn |
Western Christendom
→
|
| mainLocation |
Avignon
→
Pisa → Rome → |
| numberOfRivalPopesAtPeak |
3
→
|
| partOf |
Late Middle Ages
→
history of the Catholic Church → |
| PisanLinePope |
Alexander V
→
John XXIII (antipope) → |
| precededBy |
Avignon Papacy
→
|
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
→
|
| significantEvent |
Council of Constance
→
Council of Pisa → |
| startTime |
1378
→
|
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Western Schism
("Great Western Schism")
→
Western Schism ("Papal Schism") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Catherine of Siena
→
pontificate of Gregory XI → |
associatedWith |
|
Council of Basel
→
Renaissance papacy → |
follows |
|
Late Middle Ages
("Great Schism")
→
Late Middle Ages → |
hasMajorEvent |
|
Council of Constance
→
Council of Pisa → |
partOf |
|
Avignon Papacy
→
|
causeOf |
|
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
→
|
conflict |
|
Avignon Papacy
→
|
followedBy |
|
Avignon
→
|
historicalEvent |
|
Papacy
→
|
playedRoleIn |
|
pontificate of Gregory XI
→
|
precedes |