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Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor of the East, to settle the scandal of the Robber Synod and to discuss Eutychianism (see Eutyches ). It deposed the principals in the Robber Synod and destroyed the Eutychian party. Its gre... Read more
Council of Ephesus
Council of Ephesus 431, 3d ecumenical council, convened by Theodosius II, emperor of the East, and Valentinian III, emperor of the West, to deal with the controversy over Nestorianism . Adherents of both parties attended; St. Cyril , patriarch of Alexandria, had the support of Pope Celestine I ... Read more
ecumenical council
ecumenical council [Gr.,=universal], in Christendom, council of church leaders, the decisions of which are accepted by some segment of the church as authoritative, also called general council. Although councils can declare themselves ecumenical, this designation has often been applied retrospective... Read more
Second Council of Constantinople
Second Council of Constantinople 553, regarded generally as the fifth ecumenical council. It was convened by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to settle the dispute known as the Three Chapters. In an attempt to reconcile moderate Monophysite parties to orthodoxy, Justinian had issued (544) a declaratio... Read more
Marcian
Marcian , 396-457, Roman emperor of the East (450-57); successor of Theodosius II, whose sister Pulcheria he married in 450. Orthodox in religious affairs, he convoked (451) the Council of Chalcedon (see Chalcedon, Council of ). He curtailed court expenses and endeavored to lighten taxation. His ... Read more
Monophysitism
Monophysitism [Gr.,=belief in one nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent., which grew out of a reaction against Nestorianism . It was anticipated by Apollinarianism and was continuous with the principles of Eutyches , whose doctrine had been rejected in 451 at Chalcedon (see Chalcedon, Coun... Read more
Vigilius
Vigilius , pope (537-55), a Roman; successor of St. Silverius . Empress Theodora exiled Silverius and made Vigilius pope in the expectation that he would compromise with the Monophysites. After Silverius' death Vigilius' pontificate was legalized. Vigilius at first resisted coercion, refusing to ... Read more
Melchites
Melchites or Melkites , members of a Christian community in the Levant and the Americas, mainly Arabic-speaking and numbering about 250,000. They are in communion with the pope and have a Byzantine rite much like that of Constantinople but in the Arabic language. Their head, under the pope, is c... Read more
Zeno
Zeno , d. 491, Roman emperor of the East (474-491). An Isaurian, he succeeded his son Leo II and was the son-in-law of Leo I. During his reign he suppressed several revolts. He was driven from his throne for a period of 20 months (475-76) by the usurper Basiliscus . One of his first acts was to con... Read more
Eutyches
Eutyches , c.378-c.452, archimandrite in Constantinople, sponsor of Eutychianism, the first phase of Monophysitism . He was the leader in Constantinople of the most violent opponents of Nestorianism , among whom was Dioscurus, successor to St. Cyril (d. 444) as patriarch of Alexandria. Whereas C... Read more

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Council of Chalcedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Council of Chalcedon fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor...Monophysite schism that divided the East for centuries. The council produced 28 disciplinary canons important for canon law in...
Chalcedon, Council of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Chalcedon, Council of (451) Meeting of all the bishops of the Christian church in the city of Chalcedon, Asia Minor. It was convoked by the Emperor Marcian to settle controversial theological questions. It reaffirmed the doctrine of two natures...
Chalcedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chalcedon , ancient Greek city of Asia Minor, on the Bosporus. It was founded...the kings of Bithynia, from whom it passed (AD 74) to Rome. The Council of Chalcedon was held there in AD 451. The site is in the suburbs of Istanbul.
Council of Ephesus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...legates arrived and the council reconvened, reaffirmed...Theodosius held a hearing at Chalcedon between the disputants...Constantinople; the council then broke up. Its...defined further (see Chalcedon, Council of ). For the Robber...
ecumenical council
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...universal], in Christendom, council of church leaders, the decisions...authoritative, also called general council. Although councils can declare...3) Ephesus, 431; (4) Chalcedon, 451; (5) 2 Constantinople...see separate articles on each council; e.g., Nicaea, First...
Second Council of Constantinople
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...generally as the fifth ecumenical council. It was convened by Byzantine...writings to a certain extent, the Council of Chalcedon had cleared those men of any personal...had the effect of slighting the council and encouraging Monophysitism...
Monophysitism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...in 451 at Chalcedon (see Chalcedon, Council of ). Monophysitism challenged...the West. In the East the Council of Chalcedon was declared (c.476) invalid...the East for abrogating the Council of Chalcedon. The schism ended in 519...
Vigilius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...that had been endorsed by the Council of Chalcedon in the fifth century. A sect...the decisions made at the Council of Chalcedon. With the emperor satisfied...The Monophysite Dispute The Council of Chalcedon, which first convened in...
Eutyches
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...condemned as heresy by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Few facts are known...pope, called the general council that met at Chalcedon in 451. This time the tables...Robert V. Sellers, The Council of Chalcedon (1953), which describes...
Copts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...are unified, was confirmed. However, at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, when Egyptian bishops were in the minority...Melchite and Byzantine, accepted the doctrines of the Council of Chalcedon; the other, native Coptic and nationalistic...

Dictionary entries related to "Council of Chalcedon"

Chalcedon, Council of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Chalcedon, Council of the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 451 at Chalcedon, a former city on the Bosporus...upholding the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon (ad 451), especially those...
Chalcedon, the Definition of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Chalcedon, the Definition of. The statement of faith made by the Council of Chalcedon (451). It reaffirms the Christological definitions of Nicaea and Constantinople and formally repudiates the errors of Nestorius and Eutyches . It declares...
Chalcedon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Chalcedon. City in Asia Minor near Constantinople and venue of the fourth ecumenical council in 451. By drawing up a statement of faith, the so-called Chalcedonian definition, it attempted to end the controversy between...
Constantinople, Second Council of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...Chapters (q.v.). The Council, attended mainly by E. bishops...who refused to attend the Council, drew up the so-called...condemned at Ephesus (431) or Chalcedon (451) and that it was not...finally agreed to accept the Council and annulled his former decisions...
Christology
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...teaching was condemned at the Council of Chalcedon (451), which asserted...be ascribed. Neither the Council of Ephesus nor that of Chalcedon secured complete agreement...supported Nestorius rejected the Council of Ephesus and formed a...
Anatolius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...should condemn Eutyches and Nestorius and endorse the Tome of Leo ; Anatolius agreed in 450. He seems to have encouraged the Emp. Marcian to summon the Council of Chalcedon and had some part in formulating the Definition of Chalcedon .
Councils
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...money by monks. The Third Council at Pāṭ...tradition. Christianity A council is a formal assembly of bishops...is traditionally the first council. General, or ecumenical...381) 3. Ephesus (431) 4. Chalcedon (451) 5. Constantinople...
Armenia, Christianity in
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...Armenians were not represented at the Council of Chalcedon (451), but in 555 the Armenian Church repudiated that Council and has since been reputed Monophysite...1307 and this was confirmed at the Council of Florence (1438–9...
Vigilius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...not without reservations in favour of the Council of Chalcedon . His capitulation met with great opposition...553 he refused to preside at the Second Council of Constantinople , but after the Council had condemned the Three Chapters, he eventually...
Nicene Creed
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...1) The Creed issued in 325 by the Council of Nicaea (q.v.), known to scholars...referred to as C. From the time of the Council of Chalcedon (451) it has been regarded as the Creed of the Council of Constantinople of 381; it is probable...

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Ihadayutha: A Study of the Life of Singleness in the Syrian Orient, from Ignatius of Antioch to Chalcedon 451 A.D.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...for the Covenanters (bnay and bnath qiama). In part II, the author deals with the Syrian hermits before the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.). Subtitles are given dealing with the motives of remaining single (ihidhayutha). These include...
The Early Development of Canon Law and the Council of Serdica.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...the historical setting of the Council of Serdica and the textual...canons associated with the council; and, second, "Studies...which Hess argued that the Council of Serdica was held in 343...various councils that met until Chalcedon, providing a useful, though...
Christianity and the Middle East: Seventh Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 8/31/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Council of Churches The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held its...background statement. It describes the Council as a "venue for gathering together...Chalcedonian formulations of the faith (Council of Chalcedon 451 AD). On the other hand...
Chalcedonian Christology: modern criticism and contemporary ecumenism.
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...were gathered at Chalcedon in 451 C.E...fourth Ecumenical Council would have had...taken with the council's formula. It...what exactly of Chalcedon's formulation...Definition of the Council of Chalcedon" has played a...
Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 3/10/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...declarations of the Council of Chalcedon (A.D. 45 1...emperor prompted the council fathers to issue...with two natures, Chalcedon set broad boundaries...in history, the council's boundaries...conceiving of Jesus. Chalcedon was an attempt...
The Ecumenical Contribution of V.C. Samuel.
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...His doctoral thesis on "The Council of Chalcedon and the Christology of Severus...painstaking reassessment of the council of Chalcedon played a crucial role in the...most important is perhaps The Council of Chalcedon Re-examined, published...
EASIER SAID THAN DEFINED.(explaining Christology)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...certainly the implicit claim of Chalcedon (a.d. 451) that the person...the apparent precision of Chalcedon on this matter turns out to...For instance, at the second Council of Constantinople (a.d...that had originally led up to Chalcedon. As such it turned away a...
Some amazing ideas in those old canons. (influence of deacons; ordination of women deacons)(Column)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 11/15/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...found interesting was canon 18 of the Council of Nicaea, the church's first ecumenical council, in 325: It has come to the attention...young women in the class: #15 from the Council of Chalcedon, in 451, that stated: "No woman under...
From the humanity of Christ to the Jesus of history: a paradigm shift in Catholic Christology.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...stimulating reflections on Chalcedon's teaching that Christ...1500th anniversary of the Council of Chalcedon, lamented the hidden...affirmed the dogma of Chalcedon but also took the terminology of that council--one person, two...
The Incarnation: an Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Incarnation of the Son of God.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...because the authors used as the focal point the Council of Chalcedon. This section is a model of interdisciplinary thought...bishops initially charged with producing a formula at the council were resistant to the Emperor's pressure for greater...