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Western Schism

Magnum schisma occidentale la

Split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, in which bishops in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the pope, joined by a third line of Pisan popes in 1409

  • Dated 1378 CE – 1417 CE
  • Also called Papal Schism, Great Occidental Schism, Schism of 1378

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split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, in which bishops in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the pope, joined by a third line of Pisan popes in 1409Wikidata record description. Read Western Schism in the Wikipedia reader.

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