Leo of Ohrid
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Leo of Ohrid (Greek: Λέων Άχρίδος; died 1056) was a leading 11th-century Byzantine churchman as Archbishop of Ohrid (1037–1056) and advocate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople's views in the theological disputes with the See of Rome, which culminated in the East–West Schism of 1054.
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Leo of Ohrid | |
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Archbishop of Ohrid | |
Native name | Λέων |
Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Diocese | Archbishopric of Ohrid |
Installed | 1037 |
Term ended | 1056 |
Predecessor | John of Debar |
Successor | Theodulus I |
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Nationality | Greek |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
Residence | Ohrid |
Profession | Theologian |
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