Michael I Cerularius
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Michael I of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059. His disputes with Pope Leo IX over church practices in the 11th century played a role in the events that l
The enthronement of Michael I, from the Madrid Skylitzes
Lead seal of Michael I as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Pope Leo IX
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Pope Leo IX was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Age
Michael I Cerularius
…Κηρουλάριος, romanized: Mikhaḕl Keroulários; c. 1000 – 21 January 1059) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059. His disputes with Pope Leo IX over church practices in the 11th century played a role in the events that led to the Great Schism in 1054. Michael Cerularius was born in Constantinople…
Miniature of Leo IX contained in an illuminated manuscript of the 11th century
1051 charter of Leo IX