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The Western Schism, also known as the Papal Schism, the Great Occidental Schism, the Schism of 1378, or the Great Schism [1] (Latin: Magnum schisma occidentale, Ecclesiae occidentalis schisma), was a split within the Catholic Church lasting from 20 September 1378 to 11 November 1417, in which bishops residing in Rome and Avignon simultaneously claimed to be the true pope, and were eventually ...
The conclave was the first held in Old St. Peter's Basilica. [4]Before his death, Gregory XI substantially loosened the laws of the conclave: he instructed the cardinals to begin immediately after his death (rather than waiting the nine days prescribed by the Ordo Romanis) to prevent "factional coercion", he gave the cardinals permission to hold the conclave outside of Rome and move it as many ...
In 1377, while serving as papal legate in upper Italy (1376–1378), in order to put down a rebellion in the Papal States, [7] known as the War of the Eight Saints, he personally commanded troops lent to the papacy by the condottiere John Hawkwood to reduce the small city of Cesena in the territory of Forlì, which resisted being added to the ...
The period from 1378 to 1417, when there were rival claimants to the title of pope, is referred to as the "Western Schism" or "the great controversy of the antipopes" by some Catholic scholars and "the second great schism" by many secular and Protestant historians. Parties within the Catholic Church were divided in their allegiance among the ...
The return of the popes to Rome after the Avignon Papacy was followed by the Western Schism: the division of the Western Church between two and, for a time, three competing papal claimants. The Renaissance Papacy is known for its artistic and architectural patronage, frequent involvement in European power politics, and opposition against ...
Historical map of the Western Schism Caution, this map may contain errors, e.g. the borders in Scandinavia and Prussia are incorrect. Date: 16 September 2010, 10:01 (UTC) Source: File:Grand schisme 1378-1417.svg; Author: Grand_schisme_1378-1417.png: @lankazame; derivative work: Mipmapped (talk) Other versions
In 1378 Charles V's support for the election of the Avignon Pope Clement VII started the Great Schism. [20] This event split the Church for almost four decades and thwarted papal efforts to prevent or end the Hundred Years' War.
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