Second Anathema

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The Second Anathema is one of the formal condemnations issued by St. Cyril of Alexandria against the Christological teachings of Nestorius during the early fifth-century controversies over the nature of Christ.

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Second Anathema canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological statement ⓘ
anathema ⓘ
theological condemnation ⓘ
addressedTo Nestorius ⓘ
affirms one incarnate Son ⓘ
unity of the Word and his assumed humanity ⓘ
approximateDate c. 430 ⓘ
associatedWithCouncil Council of Ephesus ⓘ
author Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
condemns Nestorian Christology ⓘ
linked to: Nestorianism

Nestorius ⓘ
denies separation of the Word from the assumed man ⓘ
ecclesiasticalStatus authoritative in Cyrillian tradition ⓘ
focusesOn hypostatic union ⓘ
unity of Christ ⓘ
geographicContext Alexandria ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
historicalContext Christological controversies of the fifth century ⓘ
Nestorian controversy ⓘ
influenced later conciliar Christological formulations ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
opposesDoctrine division of Christ into two persons ⓘ
partOf Cyril of Alexandria’s Twelve Anathemas ⓘ
relatedDocument First Anathema ⓘ
Third Anathema ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
theologicalContext Christology ⓘ
theologicalPosition Alexandrian Christology ⓘ
timePeriod early fifth century ⓘ
usedBy supporters of Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

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Anathemas against Nestorius → hasPart → Second Anathema ⓘ
Third Anathema → precededBy → Second Anathema ⓘ
Third Anathema → relatedDocument → Second Anathema ⓘ