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The breaking point of 1054 and the Fall of Constantinople (1453).

Tensions gradually mounted between the Greek-speaking East and the Latin-speaking West. Disagreements over papal supremacy and the Filioque clause (the insertion of "and the Son" into the Creed by the Western Church) led to the Great Schism in 1054. This event formally divided the Chalcedonian Church into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Captivity and Expansion Istoria Biserici Ortodoxe

The 7 Ecumenical Councils and the definition of core dogmas. The breaking point of 1054 and the Fall

Cultural and theological drifts between Rome and Constantinople. Istoria Biserici Ortodoxe

The "Rum Millet" system under Ottoman occupation.

Definition of Orthodoxy and its claim to apostolic succession.

The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 marked a major turning point.