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81Pope John Paul II's relations with the Eastern Orthodox Church — In May 1999, Pope John Paul II visited Romania on the invitation from Patriarch Teoctist of the Romanian Orthodox Church. This was the first time a Pope had visited a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the East West Schism in 1054, the… …
82Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans — The weaknesses of the fragmented Balkan states following the death of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1355 opened wide the door to the conquest of the Balkan Peninsula by the Ottoman Turks. The Balkan states proved no match for those militantly …
83Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …
84Theology — Theology (from the Greek theologia, which means the science of God ) was much studied in Byzantium (q.v.). Among the topics considered were the nature of God (the Trinity), the relationship of Christ s human and divine natures, and the meaning …
85Union of the Churches — The separation of the eastern and western churches had its origins as far back as the foundation of Constantinople (q.v.) in 330, which diminished the importance of Rome (q.v.). It also had its origins in the Council of Chalcedon (q.v.) which… …
86Latin Patriarch of Constantinople — The Latin Patriarch of Constantinople was an office established as a result of Crusader activity in the Near East. The title should not be confused with that of the Patriarch of Constantinople , an office which existed before and after.Before the …
87Origin of the Romanians — History of Romania This article is part of a series Prehistory …
88Nikitas Stithatos — born c. 1000 died c. 1090 LifeEastern Orthodox saint, Byzantine mystic, Greek theologian, and outspoken critic of the Latin West. Nikitas in the 11th century wrote a polemic articulating the Greek Orthodox–Latin Roman Catholic church controversy… …
89Psellus, Michael — ▪ Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman born 1018, Constantinople died c. 1078 Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman whose advocacy of Platonic philosophy as ideally integrable with Christian doctrine initiated a… …
90Rites in the United States — • Article discussing various rites used within the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rites in the United States Rites in the United States …
