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Who did Pope John XIX refuse to recognize as Patriarch of Constantinople, leading to strained relations?
Arsenios Autorianos
Michael Cerularius
Nicholas Mystikos
Photios I
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Michael Cerularius (1000-1059) was a Byzantine ecclesiastic who served as Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059. He was a major figure in the East–West Schism, a religious split between the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity that occurred in the 11th century. Cerularius was a staunch defender of the Eastern Orthodox Church and its traditions.
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