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jan 1, 861 - Photian schism

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Photius was patriarch in Constantinople. When his rival, Ignatius, appealed to Pope Nicholas for support (and got it), Photius declared the entire western empire heretical because of the filioque clause that had been added to the Nicene creed.

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jan 1, 861
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~ 1166 years ago

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