The Christians of the Byzantine Empire did not want to recognize the pope in Rome as their leader, so in 1054 they agreed to divide from the Catholic Church and form their own branch of Christianity. This divide was called the great schism.
The Oriental Church broke away from the Eastern Orthodox Church during the 4th Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon. They differ from the Orthodox Church in that they are Monophysites, meaning they...
Orthodox means unchanged and unaltered during the entirety of its existence. The word is made up of two Greek words 'ortho' (meaning correct) and 'doxa' (meaning glory or worship). So it is the...
The Great Schism of 1054 A.D. was the beginning. As to how, there was a disagreement between the Pope in Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople. They each wound up excommunicating the other. While...