Great Schism

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Great Schism may refer to:

East–West Schism, between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, beginning in 1054
Western Schism, a split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417

See also

Schism, a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination
Shia–Sunni relations, their division traces back to a Sunni–Shia schism

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