Anathemas against Nestorius

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Christological text series of anathemas theological document

Anathemas against Nestorius is a series of doctrinal condemnations by Cyril of Alexandria that denounce the Christological teachings of Nestorius and defend the unity of Christ’s person.

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Label	Occurrences
Anathemas against Nestorius canonical	1
Cyril of Alexandria’s anti-Nestorian corpus	1
Twelve Anathemas of Cyril against Nestorius	1

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Target entity: Anathemas against Nestorius
Context triple: [Cyril of Alexandria, wroteWork, Anathemas against Nestorius]

A. Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
B. Against Eunomius
Against Eunomius is a major theological treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that systematically refutes the teachings of the Arian theologian Eunomius and defends Nicene Trinitarian doctrine.
C. Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
D. Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
E. Mark of Ephesus
Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian best known for his staunch opposition to the union with the Roman Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Anathemas against Nestorius
Target entity description: Anathemas against Nestorius is a series of doctrinal condemnations by Cyril of Alexandria that denounce the Christological teachings of Nestorius and defend the unity of Christ’s person.

A. Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
B. Against Eunomius
Against Eunomius is a major theological treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that systematically refutes the teachings of the Arian theologian Eunomius and defends Nicene Trinitarian doctrine.
C. Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
D. Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
E. Mark of Ephesus
Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian best known for his staunch opposition to the union with the Roman Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christological text ⓘ series of anathemas ⓘ theological document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Twelve Anathemas of Cyril against Nestorius ⓘ linked to: Anathemas against Nestorius
approximateDate	c. 430 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Council of Ephesus ⓘ First Council of Ephesus ⓘ linked to: Council of Ephesus Nestorian controversy ⓘ
author	Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
condemns	denial of the title Theotokos ⓘ division of Christ into two persons ⓘ separation of Christ’s divine and human natures ⓘ
date	early 5th century ⓘ
defendsTitle	Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
genre	dogmatic text ⓘ polemical theology ⓘ
hasPart	Eighth Anathema ⓘ Eleventh Anathema ⓘ Fifth Anathema ⓘ First Anathema ⓘ Fourth Anathema ⓘ Ninth Anathema ⓘ Second Anathema ⓘ Seventh Anathema ⓘ Sixth Anathema ⓘ Tenth Anathema ⓘ Third Anathema ⓘ Twelfth Anathema ⓘ
influenced	Council of Chalcedon Christology ⓘ linked to: Chalcedonian Christianity Council of Ephesus canons ⓘ linked to: Council of Ephesus later Christological definitions ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
mainSubject	Christology ⓘ Nestorius ⓘ hypostatic union ⓘ unity of Christ’s person ⓘ
numberOfAnathemas	12 ⓘ
opposesDoctrineOf	Nestorianism ⓘ
partOf	Cyril of Alexandria’s anti-Nestorian corpus ⓘ linked to: Anathemas against Nestorius
placeOfComposition	Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Alexandria, Egypt
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
supportsDoctrine	Theotokos title for Mary ⓘ hypostatic union of divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ unity of Christ’s person ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Alexandrian Christology ⓘ linked to: Alexandrian theology
theologicalPosition	anti-Nestorian ⓘ
yearOfCouncilReferenced	431 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyril of Alexandria → wroteWork → Anathemas against Nestorius ⓘ

Anathemas against Nestorius → partOf → Cyril of Alexandria’s anti-Nestorian corpus ⓘ

linked to: Anathemas against Nestorius

Anathemas against Nestorius → alsoKnownAs → Twelve Anathemas of Cyril against Nestorius ⓘ