East-West Schism

division of Christianity into two large parts in 1054
Event religious_controversy Q51648
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Summary

East-West Schism is a religious controversy[1]. It draws 19,430 Wikipedia views per month (religious controversy category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Chalcedonian Christianity[3], Eastern Christianity[4], Western Christianity[5]
  • Instance of: schism in Christianity[6]
  • Follows: Acacian schism[7]
  • Followed by: Raskol[8], Western Schism[9]
  • Commons category: East–West Schism[10]
  • Point in time: July 1054[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:East–West Schism[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

East-West Schism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · LadyData · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["HistoricalEvent", "EastWestSchismBegins1054"]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["HistoricalEvent", "EastWestSchismBegins1054"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53925687|East-West Schism (#53925687)]] in "
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0332426-Kerullariovo-schizma
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0332426-Kerullariovo-schizma, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → c/cisma-de-oriente
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: c/cisma-de-oriente, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  4. 24w ago · Veverve · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Great Schism 1054 with former borders.png
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Locator map image: Great Schism 1054 with former borders.png"
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