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Map of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean showing the division between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity following the Schism of 1054. A red line marks the separation between Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern (Orthodox) regions, with major centers of early Christianity, such as Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, and Alexandria, indicated by black dots. Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added information about schism in Protestant churches and expanded the discussion of ecumenism. Jun 26, 2024
Added cross-references throughout article. Jun 23, 2024
Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Schism. May 13, 2020
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Schism. Sep 24, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Eastern Schism. Apr 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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