Constantinople, Third Ecumenical Council of

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• Ecumenical council — This article is about ecumenical councils in general. For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. For the Salvador Dalí painting, see The Ecumenical Council (painting). Part of a series on Christianity …   Wikipedia

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• Ephesus, Ecumenical Council of —    The Third Ecumenical Council called in 431 at Ephesus by Theodosios II (q.v.) to settle a dispute between Nestorios, patriarch of Constantinople (qq.v.), and Cyril, patriarch ofAlexandria (qq.v.), over the exact relationship of Christ s human… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

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• Constantinople — noun 1. the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Ecumenical Councils —    The seven ecumenical (i.e., universal) church councils accepted by the eastern church. Most councils were convened to deal with attacks on Orthodoxy (q.v.). The First Ecumenical Council atNicaea (q.v.) in 325 condemned Arianism (q.v.). The… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

• Third Council of Constantinople — noun the sixth ecumenical council in 680 681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human • Syn: ↑Constantinople • Hypernyms: ↑ecumenical council …   Useful english dictionary

• Council of Chalcedon — Date 451 A.D. Accepted by Roman Catholics, Old Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans Previous council First Council of Ephesus Next council Second Council of Constantinople …   Wikipedia

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