the Typos of Constans II

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The Typos of Constans II was an imperial edict issued by Byzantine Emperor Constans II that attempted to silence theological debate over Christ’s wills during the Monothelite controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine legal document
imperial edict
aim to end theological debate over Christ’s wills
to impose silence on discussion of one or two wills in Christ
associatedWithCouncil prelude to Third Council of Constantinople
attemptedResolutionMethod enforced silence rather than doctrinal definition
attemptedTo silence theological debate over Christ’s wills
belongsToGenre imperial religious legislation
chronologicalContext 7th century
concerns nature and operations of Christ
controversial true
country Byzantine Empire
doctrinalStatusInCatholicChurch later rejected
enforcedBy imperial authority of Constans II
era reign of Constans II
follows Ecthesis of Heraclius
linked to: Ecthesis of 638
geographicScope Constantinople
Eastern Mediterranean
hasTheologicalImpact intensified conflict between imperial policy and Western church
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire, early Middle Ages
linked to: Byzantine Empire
historicalSignificance key document in the Monothelite controversy
issuedBy Byzantine Empire
Constans II
linked to: Emperor Constans II
issuedByPerson Constans II
linked to: Emperor Constans II
issuedByTitle Byzantine emperor
jurisdiction Byzantine Church
Byzantine imperial territories
language Greek
legalNature imperial decree on doctrine and discipline
namedAfter Constans II
linked to: Emperor Constans II
opposedBy many Western church leaders
supporters of Dyothelitism
positionOnDoctrine prohibited affirming either one will or two wills in Christ
suspended public theological discussion of Monothelitism and Dyothelitism
purpose to reduce conflict between Monothelites and Dyothelites
to secure religious unity in the empire
relatedTo Dyothelitism
linked to: Dyophysitism

Ecthesis
linked to: the Ekthesis

Monothelitism
religiousAffiliation Eastern Christianity
religiousContext Christianity
religiousPolicyOf Constans II
linked to: Emperor Constans II
subject Christology
wills of Christ
theologicalContext Monothelite controversy
typeOfNorm doctrinal and disciplinary edict

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Lateran Council of 649 condemned the Typos of Constans II
Monothelitism influencedDocument Typos of Constans II
linked to: the Typos of Constans II
Ekthesis followedBy Typos of Constans II
subject linked to: the Ekthesis
linked to: the Typos of Constans II
Ekthesis alsoKnownAs Ekthesis of Heraclius
subject linked to: the Ekthesis
linked to: the Typos of Constans II
Ecthesis of 638 followedBy Typos of Constans II
linked to: the Typos of Constans II