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Western Schism

split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, in which bishops in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the pope, joined by a third line of Pisan popes in 1409
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Western Schism
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Summary

Western Schism is a schism in Christianity[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of schism in christianity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,458 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: East-West Schism[3]
  • Commons category: Western Schism[4]
  • Start time: 1378[5]
  • End time: 1417[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Western Schism[7]
  • Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[8]

Why It Matters

Western Schism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Benedict XIII

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band
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