Dyophysitism

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Dyophysitism is the Christological doctrine, affirmed by the Council of Chalcedon, that Jesus Christ exists in two distinct natures—divine and human—united in one person.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Dyophysitism canonical 5
Dyothelitism 5
Dyophysite Christology 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological doctrine ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ
acceptedByChurch Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

most Protestant churches ⓘ
acceptedByTradition Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
affirmedByCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
affirmedInYear 451 ⓘ
affirmsNatureOfChrist divine nature ⓘ
human nature ⓘ
aimsToSafeguard distinction of Christ's natures ⓘ
reality of the Incarnation ⓘ
unity of Christ ⓘ
articulatedInDocument Tome of Leo ⓘ
associatedWithCreed Chalcedonian Definition ⓘ
centralFormula Christ is in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation ⓘ
claimsAboutNatures each nature retains its own properties ⓘ
claimsAboutPerson one hypostasis (person) of the Word ⓘ
concernsDoctrineOf Incarnation ⓘ
concernsPerson Jesus Christ ⓘ
contrastsWith Miaphysitism ⓘ
Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism

Nestorianism ⓘ
debatedAtCouncil Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
definesNumberOfNaturesOfChrist two ⓘ
denies change of the two natures ⓘ
confusion of the two natures ⓘ
division of the two natures ⓘ
separation of the two natures ⓘ
developedInContextOf Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Dyophysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism

two-natures doctrine ⓘ
hasEtymology from Greek 'dyo' (two) and 'physis' (nature) ⓘ
historicalStatus mainstream Christology in most of historic Christianity ⓘ
influencedBy Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
Leo the Great ⓘ
involvesDistinctionBetween nature and person in Christology ⓘ
languageOfFormulation Greek theological terminology ⓘ
maintains full divinity of Christ ⓘ
full humanity of Christ ⓘ
opposedByGroup non-Chalcedonian churches ⓘ
regardsChristAs one person in two natures ⓘ
relatedConcept hypostatic union ⓘ
scripturalBasisClaimed New Testament Christological passages ⓘ
teachesUnionType union in one person ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Miaphysitism → contrastsWith → Dyophysitism ⓘ
Ekthesis → opposedDoctrine → Dyothelitism ⓘ
subject linked to: the Ekthesis
linked to: Dyophysitism
Typos of Constans II → relatedTo → Dyothelitism ⓘ
subject linked to: the Typos of Constans II
linked to: Dyophysitism
Monoenergism → opposedTo → Dyothelitism ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism
Monoenergism → distinguishedFrom → Dyophysitism ⓘ
Agatho → supportedDoctrine → Dyothelitism ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism
Dyophysitism → hasAlternativeName → Dyophysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism
Pope John IV → seeAlso → Dyothelitism ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism
Acacian schism → concernsDoctrine → Dyophysitism ⓘ
Contra Severum → theologicalPosition → Dyophysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism
Contra Grammaticum → opposes → Dyophysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Dyophysitism