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*476 Fall of the Western Roman Empire as [[w:Romulus Augustulus|Romulus Augustulus]], the last Western Roman emperor, is deposed by the German Odoacer, leaving the emperor in the Greek East as the sole imperial authority, and an unstable political environment in the West where the [[Church of Rome]] slowly developed a centralized structure, concentrating religious as well as secular authority in the office of the [[Pope]], the Bishop of Rome.<ref group="note">After the fall of the Western Empire, the terms "Greek East" and "Latin West" are applied to areas that were formerly part of the Eastern or Western Empires, and also to areas that fell under the Greek or Latin cultural sphere but which had never been part of the Roman Empire. In this sense, particular attention is given to differences in Christianity in the two parts, specifically between Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity.</ref>

*ca. 537 Pope [[Vigilius of Rome|Vigilius]] allegedly writes letter endorsing [[Monophysitism]].

*589 Insertion of ''[[Filioque]]'' into Nicene Creed by local council in Toledo, Spain.

*ca. 590-604 Pope St. [[Gregory the Great]] rejects the title of "universal bishop" for any bishop.