Formula of Union (later agreement)

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The Formula of Union was a later Christological agreement that sought to reconcile the theological disputes between Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch following the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus.

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instanceOf Christological agreement ⓘ
ecclesiastical agreement ⓘ
theological document ⓘ
aimedTo reconcile Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch ⓘ
resolve Christological disputes after the Council of Ephesus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Formula of Reunion ⓘ
approvedBy Emperor Theodosius II ⓘ
linked to: Theodosius II
associatedWith Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
John of Antioch ⓘ
School of Alexandria ⓘ
School of Antioch ⓘ
category 5th-century Christian text ⓘ
agreement between patriarchates ⓘ
document of the early Church ⓘ
concerns Christology ⓘ
nature of Christ ⓘ
union of divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ
date 433 ⓘ
effect partial resolution of the Nestorian schism ⓘ
temporary doctrinal peace between Alexandria and Antioch ⓘ
endorsedBy Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
John of Antioch ⓘ
followedBy continuing Christological debates in the 5th century ⓘ
hasPart condemnation of extreme Nestorianism ⓘ
doctrinal statement on the incarnation ⓘ
recognition of Cyril’s Twelve Anathemas with qualifications ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the Third Ecumenical Council ⓘ
influenced later Chalcedonian formulations ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
precedes Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
relatedTo Antiochene Christology ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
Cyrillian Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism

Nestorian controversy ⓘ
resultedIn restoration of communion between Alexandria and Antioch ⓘ
theologicalPosition acceptance of some Antiochene terminology ⓘ
affirmation of Christ as one person in two natures ⓘ
affirmation of the Theotokos title for Mary ⓘ
rejection of Nestorian division of Christ ⓘ

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Third Ecumenical Council → producedDocument → Formula of Union (later agreement) ⓘ