Great Schism

The term Great Schism may refer to one of several events in Christianity:

The East-West Schism, in 1054 between Western Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
The Western Schism, related to the popes in Avignon versus those in Rome.
The Old Believers schism in the Russian Orthodox Church.

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