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Which archbishopric seceded from papal authority under Vitalian?

  • Ravenna

  • Milan

  • Naples

  • Venice

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Ravenna, an archbishopric in northern Italy, seceded from papal authority under Vitalian, the pope from 657 to 672. This schism was due to a dispute over the recognition of the patriarch of Constantinople as the universal patriarch, a claim that Vitalian rejected. Ravenna remained independent until 727, when it was reunited with the papacy under Pope Gregory II.
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