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Schism of Montaner

In the Schism of Montaner (Italian: Scisma di Montaner) between 1967 and 1969, almost all residents of the Italian village of Montaner renounced Catholicism and converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. This was due to a disagreement with the bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, over the appointment of the local priest. Montaner frazione Montaner or Montanèr is a frazione of the commune of Sarmede, in the province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto. It is 2.3 km from the municipality of Sarmede, to which it belongs. Background On December 13, 1966, Giuseppe Faè, the parish priest, died. Faè, who had served the community for forty years, had proven popular with the people of Montaner. He aided in obtaining electricity and running water for the village, the construction of a new school, and even...