[DOC] [TLE] Western Schism - Wikipedia [PAR] The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Roman Catholic 
Church which lasted from 1378 to 1417. Three men simultaneously claimed to be 
the true pope. ... 1 Origin; 2 Consequences; 3 Resolution; 4 Historiography; 5 
Notes ... There had been antipopesrival claimants to the papacybefore, but 
most of... [DOC] [TLE] 1378 The Great Papal Schism | Christian History [PAR] When two popes, and later three popes, vied for supremacy, the medieval ... 
Master Peter repeated it in German, and everyone was given permission to go ... 
of a compromise candidate, Urban VI (13781389), an Italian who had served at 
Avignon. ... The council then proceeded to elect a successor, Martin V (141731), 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Western Schism | Roman Catholic history | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 14, 2015 ... The pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. ... During the period in the history of the Roman Catholic church called the Great Western Schism, there were often two, sometimes three popes, each with his own following. The schism, or split, lasted from 1378 until 1417. [DOC] [TLE] Great Western Schism | The Great Schism [PAR] Great Western Schism is the name given to the period from 1378 to 1417, when 
there were ... When 16 cardinals convened on April 7 to elect a new pope, the 
Roman ... on the ground that pressure from the Romans had made a free election 
impossible. ... Thus the church was divided in its allegiance to these two men, 
who... [DOC] [TLE] The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) - Most Holy Family Monastery [PAR] On July 20, 1378, 15 of the 16 cardinals who had elected Pope Urban VI 
withdrew .... Alexander V. Now there were three claimants to the Papacy at the 
same time. ... The Catholic Church seemed to be suffering the fate that would 
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be given. [DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Western Schism - New Advent [PAR] Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more  
all for only $19.99. ... to end it, and its ending in 1417 by the election of an 
undisputed pope. ... (1) Pope Gregory XI had left Avignon to return to Italy and 
had re-established the pontifical see in the Eternal City, where he died on 27 
March, 1378. [DOC] [TLE] Christianity, ROMAN CATHOLICISM - World History International [PAR] The largest of the Christian denominations is the Roman Catholic church. ... The 
name of the church is derived from its base in Rome and from a Greek term 
meaning ... The Roman church has also been called the Latin rite church 
because its ... Great Western Schism (1378-1418), during which opposing popes 
tried to rule. [DOC] [TLE] Called Together to Be Peacemakers [PAR] Mar 24, 2011 ... 3. This report is a synthesis of the five-year Catholic-Mennonite dialogue. ... 
names the participants, and conveys something of the spirit in which ... There has 
been dialogue between the Catholic Church and the ..... Schism (1378-1417), 
when the papal office was claimed by two or even three rival Popes. [DOC] [TLE] Papacy - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Mar 20, 2015 ... In the modern period the papacy has come to focus almost .... After the fall of 
Rome to the "barbarians," the Roman church served ... Various antipopes also 
challenged papal authority, especially during the Western Schism (1378 - 1417) 
... Later in 1870, King Victor Emmanuel II seized Rome from the pope's... [DOC] [TLE] THE BREAKDOWN OF MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION (1300 - 1500) [PAR] In fact, every office to which the popes had the right of appointment had its own ... 
between the French king Philip IV, known as Philip the Fair, and Pope Boniface 
VIII, ... The period from 1378, the year of Clement's election, to 1417, when the 
papacy ... scandals in church history, with two (later three) claimants to the 
papacy. [DOC] [TLE] History

Question: Name given to the period between 1378 & 1417 when the Catholic Church had 2 or 3 popes serving simultaneously
Answer: the Great Schism