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The Great Schism of the West

Between 1378 and 1417, the Catholic Church experienced a deep crisis owing to the fact that there were two claimants to the Papacy – one in Rome and one in Avignon. The Avignon Popes who held office during this period were anathematized by Rome and labelled antipopes. 

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