Council of Chalcedon (indirectly via Marian doctrine)

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The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that defined orthodox Christology and, in doing so, indirectly reinforced traditional Marian doctrines such as her perpetual virginity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological council
church council
ecumenical council
historical event
affirmed Christ is fully God and fully man
Christ is one person in two natures
Creed of Constantinople
linked to: Nicene Creed

Nicene Creed
Tome of Leo
affirmedTitleForMary Theotokos
linked to: Virgin Mary
canonLawSubject ecclesiastical discipline
jurisdiction of major sees
causeOfSchism division between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches
coConvenedBy Empress Pulcheria
condemned Eutychianism
linked to: Miaphysitism

Monophysitism
convenedBy Emperor Marcian
date 451
defined Chalcedonian Definition
doctrine of Christ in two natures
hypostatic union of Christ’s two natures
deposed Dioscorus of Alexandria
elevatedSee See of Constantinople
endDate 451-11-01
followedBy Second Council of Constantinople
follows Council of Ephesus
Second Council of Ephesus
historicalSignificance major turning point in relations between Alexandrian and Antiochene theological schools
pivotal moment in defining orthodox Christology
indirectlyReinforced doctrine of Mary’s perpetual virginity
traditional Marian doctrine
influenced Byzantine theology
later Marian theology
medieval Western theology
issued 28 canons
locatedIn Bithynia
Chalcedon
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
notRecognizedBy non-Chalcedonian Oriental Orthodox churches
numberOfBishops approximately 500 to 600
partOf Christian Church history
Late Antiquity
primaryLanguage Greek
recognizedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church (partially, historically contested)
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
most Protestant churches
startDate 451-10-08
taughtAbout Christology
nature of Christ

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Aeiparthenos affirmedBy Council of Chalcedon (indirectly via Marian doctrine)
subject linked to: Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin)