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CHALCEDON, COUNCIL OF — the fourth ECUMENICAL council held in 451 A.D. The council arose from a CHRISTOLOGICAL dispute about the true NATURE of CHRIST S manhood and resulted in the definition of Chalcedon … Concise dictionary of Religion
Council of Chalcedon — Council of Chalcedon † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Chalcedon The Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451, from 8 October until 1 November inclusive, at Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor. Its principal purpose was to… … Catholic encyclopedia
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
Chalcedonian Definition — The Confession of Chalcedon (also Definition or Creed of Chalcedon), also known as the Doctrine of the Hypostatic Union[citation needed] or the Two Nature Doctrine, was adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 in Asia Minor. That Council of… … Wikipedia
Dionysius of Chalcedon — (fl. 320 BC[1]) was a Greek philosopher and dialectician connected with the Megarian school. He was a native of Chalcedon on the coast of Bithynia.[2] Dionysius was the person who first used the name Dialecticians to describe a splinter group… … Wikipedia
Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople — Acacius (died 489) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 471 to 489. Acacius was practically the first prelate throughout the Eastern Orthodoxy and renowned for ambitious participation in the Monophysitism controversy. Acacius… … Wikipedia
Eutyches — (c. 378–454) Heretic. Eutyches was Archimandrite of a monastery in Constantinople. He was a determined opponent of the heresies of nestorius and he argued instead that Jesus in his manhood was not fully human. Thus Eutyches must be seen as… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Cyril of Alexandria — (d. 444) Saint, Patriarch and Theologian. Cyril was the nephew of Patriarch Theophilus and he succeeded his uncle as Patriarch of Alexandria in 412. He is primarily remembered as an indefatigable warrior for orthodoxy. He combated the… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
General Councils — General Councils † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Councils This subject will be treated under the following heads: ♦ Definition ♦ Classification ♦ Historical Sketch ♦ The Pope and General Councils ♦ Composition of … Catholic encyclopedia
