East - West Schism (jan 1, 1054 – dec 31, 1054)
Description:
1054 ADOver a number of years, for many reasons, disagreement grew between the Eastern and Western Churches and in 1054 there was a formal split called the East West Schism.
Reasons for the split:
Differing views on Christianity and its leadership
Roman Empire was too large to govern it as a whole.
Eventually split into Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1054
dec 31, 1054
~ 12 months