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What event led to the eventual split between the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches?

  • Great Schism of 1054

  • Council of Nicaea

  • Council of Chalcedon

  • Iconoclastic Controversy

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The Great Schism of 1054 led to the eventual split between the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Disputes between Charlemagne and the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as his support for the filioque and the Pope's preference for him as emperor, contributed to the tensions that caused the schism.
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