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Greek Orthodox Church (view source)
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[[File:Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia George Greece.jpg|thumb|Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia George, [[Greece]].]]
[[File:Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia George Greece.jpg|thumb|Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia, [[Greece]].]]
The '''Greek Orthodox Church''' is one of two branches of Christianity which originated as a result of the [[Great Schism]]. The triggering event for the break was the refusal of the Patriach of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, to recognize the Church of Rome as the head of the faith, as well as the refusal of a group of Roman Legates (sent by Pope Leo IX) to bestow the title of Ecumenical Patriarch on Cerularius. Following this, the Cerularius [[excommunicated]] the legates, while the head of the legates excommunicated Cerularius.
The '''Greek Orthodox Church''' is one of two branches of Christianity which originated as a result of the [[Great Schism]]. The triggering event for the break was the refusal of the Patriach of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, to recognize the Church of Rome as the head of the faith, as well as the refusal of a group of Roman Legates (sent by Pope Leo IX) to bestow the title of Ecumenical Patriarch on Cerularius. Following this, the Cerularius [[excommunicated]] the legates, while the head of the legates excommunicated Cerularius.