Dioscorus of Alexandria

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Dioscorus of Alexandria was a 5th-century Coptic patriarch of Alexandria whose controversial leadership and Christological views played a central role in the theological conflicts surrounding the Council of Chalcedon.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Dioscorus of Alexandria canonical 7
Dioscorus I of Alexandria 4
Dioscorus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century Christian theologian ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox saint ⓘ
Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
appointedAsPatriarch 444 ⓘ
associatedWith Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon controversies ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 5th century ⓘ
chargeOrAccusation Accused of heresy at the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Accused of violence and procedural irregularities at the Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ
church Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
contemporaryOf Emperor Marcian ⓘ
Emperor Theodosius II ⓘ
linked to: Theodosius II

Pope Leo I ⓘ
councilParticipation Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Council of Ephesus (449) ⓘ
councilRole President of the Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
dateOfDeath 454 ⓘ
endOfPatriarchate 451 ⓘ
exileTo Gangra in Paphlagonia ⓘ
knownFor Conflict with the bishops supporting the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Defense of the formula "one incarnate nature of the Word of God" ⓘ
Leadership of the Alexandrian theological school after Cyril ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
majorFeastDay September 17 (Coptic calendar equivalent varies) ⓘ
notableEvent Deposed at the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
opponent Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ
Pope Leo I ⓘ
opposedDoctrine Dyophysitism as defined at Chalcedon ⓘ
Nestorianism ⓘ
placeOfBirth Alexandria ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gangra ⓘ
positionHeld Head of the Coptic Church ⓘ
Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
Pope of Alexandria ⓘ
predecessor Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
regardedAs Heretic in the Chalcedonian tradition ⓘ
Saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
regionOfActivity Alexandria ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
schoolOrTradition Alexandrian Christological tradition ⓘ
successor Proterius of Alexandria ⓘ
supportedCouncil Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ
theologicalTradition Miaphysitism ⓘ
veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Referenced by (12)

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

Second Council of Ephesus → presidedOverBy → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Second Council of Ephesus → participant → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon → deposed → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Ibas of Edessa → opponent → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Robber Council → presidedOverBy → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Latrocinium of Ephesus → presidedOverBy → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Eutyches → supportedBy → Dioscorus I of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Dioscorus of Alexandria
Dioscorus → name → Dioscorus ⓘ
subject linked to: antipope Dioscorus
linked to: Dioscorus of Alexandria
Domnus II of Antioch → opposedBy → Dioscorus I of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Dioscorus of Alexandria
Saint Flavian → opposedBy → Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ
Timothy II Aelurus → predecessor → Dioscorus I of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Dioscorus of Alexandria
Timothy II Aelurus → supported → Dioscorus I of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Dioscorus of Alexandria