Western Schism
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The Western Schism, also known as the Great Divide, the Great Occidental Schism, the Schism of 1378, or the Great Western Schism, was a split within the Catholic Church lasting from 20 September 1378
A 14th-century miniature symbolizing the schism
Habemus Papam at the Council of Constance
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica. Alexanders VI, VII, and VIII are numbered as though the Pisan pope Alexander V were legitimate, but John XXIII (d. 1963) reused the ordinal of the Pisan pope John XXIII.
The crisis of the late Middle Ages was a series of events across Europe during the late Middle Ages. These events involved extensive demographic collapse, political instability, and religious upheaval
Western Schism
…Western Schism Part of the crisis of the late Middle Ages A 14th-century miniature symbolizing the schism Date 20 September 1378 – 11 November 1417 (39 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) Location Europe Type…
Europe and the surrounding areas in the 14th century
Richard II of England meets the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
Joan of Arc during the Siege of Orléans (1428–1429)