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Byzantine Empire Christianity

Christianity was very influential in both the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe. The way Christianity was practiced in these two regions differed leading to controversy and friction between the two. Eventually the differences led to a split known as the Great Schism. In the Byzantine Empire, the east, they had a patriarch, not a pope. They rejected the Pope's claim to authority over all Christians. In the east, they also kept their right to marry, the language was Greek and they celebrated Easter. Whereas in the west they spoke Latin and celebrated Christmas. All of these differences caused controversy and friction, however the main cause for the split was the use of icons. in the 700s the Byzantine's outlawed the use of icons saying they "violated God's commandment." The ban led to violent battles within the empire and the pope from the west got involved. This conflict lead to the final split between the east and west resulting in the Eastern Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic Church.

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