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Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a church council held in 431 at Ephesus in Asia Minor. It was convened to address the relationship between the divinity and humanity of Christ and whether Mary may be called Theotokos ("God-bearer"), and it is counted as the third ecumenical council.
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- Council of ChalcedonHistory
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council convened in 451 by the Eastern Roman emperor Marcian. It adopted the Chalcedonian Definition, which confesses that Jesus Christ has two natures, divine and human, in one person.
- Cyril of AlexandriaPeople
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444) was a fifth-century bishop of Alexandria and Church Father who opposed Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus in 431 and led the development of a Christology emphasizing the one person of Christ.
- TheotokosDoctrine & Theology
Theotokos is a Greek term meaning "the one who gave birth to God." It is a title for Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was formally affirmed by the Council of Ephesus in 431.
- NestorianismHeresies & Cults
Nestorianism is a Christology regarded as originating with Nestorius, the fifth-century Patriarch of Constantinople. It was criticized for separating the divinity and humanity of Christ too sharply and was condemned at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
- Council of NicaeaHistory
The First Council of Nicaea was the first ecumenical council, convened at Nicaea in 325 by the Roman emperor Constantine I. It adopted a creed confessing that the Son is consubstantial with the Father and condemned the teaching of Arius.
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