- a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- the breach between the Eastern and Western churches, usually dated from 1054
- the division within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1429, during which rival popes reigned at Rome and Avignon
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