Michael Cerularius, (b.
Constantinople c.
1000 - id.
1059), also known as
Michael Keroularios or
Partriarch Michael I, was the
Patriarch of Constantinople from
1043 to
1059. Exchange of
excommunications by his representatives and those of
Pope Leo IX started the
Great Schism in
1054. In
1965, those excommunications were rescinded by
Pope Paul VI and
Patriarch Athenagoras when they met in the
Second Vatican Council. This was a significant step towards restoring
communion between Rome and Constantinople.
See also:
List of Constantinople patriarchs