Humbert of Silva Candida

Religion

Papal legates led by Cardinal Humbert and Patriarch Michael Cerularius excommunicate each other, a break that hardens into the lasting division between Roman…

• 1054 CE

  Great Schism splits Christianity

  Papal legates led by Cardinal Humbert and Patriarch Michael Cerularius excommunicate each other, a break that hardens into the lasting division between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.