How Did The Great Acchism Influence The Byzantine Empire
Religion in Victorian England was mainly Roman Catholicism until King Henry VIII created the Church of England, which became the main religion until the rise of Judaism in the late 1800s.
Roman Catholicism came to England after the Great Schism when medieval Christianity split into two branches. The Great Schism was caused because of disagreements between the Western and Eastern Churches that had been going on for quite some time. Most of the disagreements were about whether the pope in Rome or the Byzantine emperor had religious authority. An early dispute erupted over the use of icons, or religious images. In the year 730, the Byzantine emperor, Leo III, banned the use of icons in Christian homes and churches. The pope disagreed with this and Pope Gregory III went as far as excommunicating the emperor. In 843 the ban was lifted, but the split …show more content…
The pope turned to political and military leaders in the west for support and began to cut ties with the Byzantine emperor. In the year 800, the pope crowned Charlemagne the new Holy Roman Emperor. This outraged the Byzantines who felt that the Byzantine emperor was the rightful ruler of the Roman Empire. The dispute between the pope and Byzantine emperors continued. The pope claimed authority over the church, kings, and emperors, including the Eastern Church and the Byzantine emperor. The Byzantine emperor claimed authority over the eastern patriarch and the church in the east. This matter came to a head in 1054. Cerularius, the patriarch of Constantinople, closed churches that used western rites. Pope Leo IX was furious and sent Cardinal Humbert to Constantinople to deliver a proclamation by the pope excommunicating Cerularius. Cerularius then excommunicated the cardinal, even though he had no power to do so. These actions showed that the schism between the Western Church and Eastern Church was complete.Those two branches being Roman
Roman Catholicism came to England after the Great Schism when medieval Christianity split into two branches. The Great Schism was caused because of disagreements between the Western and Eastern Churches that had been going on for quite some time. Most of the disagreements were about whether the pope in Rome or the Byzantine emperor had religious authority. An early dispute erupted over the use of icons, or religious images. In the year 730, the Byzantine emperor, Leo III, banned the use of icons in Christian homes and churches. The pope disagreed with this and Pope Gregory III went as far as excommunicating the emperor. In 843 the ban was lifted, but the split …show more content…
The pope turned to political and military leaders in the west for support and began to cut ties with the Byzantine emperor. In the year 800, the pope crowned Charlemagne the new Holy Roman Emperor. This outraged the Byzantines who felt that the Byzantine emperor was the rightful ruler of the Roman Empire. The dispute between the pope and Byzantine emperors continued. The pope claimed authority over the church, kings, and emperors, including the Eastern Church and the Byzantine emperor. The Byzantine emperor claimed authority over the eastern patriarch and the church in the east. This matter came to a head in 1054. Cerularius, the patriarch of Constantinople, closed churches that used western rites. Pope Leo IX was furious and sent Cardinal Humbert to Constantinople to deliver a proclamation by the pope excommunicating Cerularius. Cerularius then excommunicated the cardinal, even though he had no power to do so. These actions showed that the schism between the Western Church and Eastern Church was complete.Those two branches being Roman