Second Council of Ephesus
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The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Council of Ephesus canonical | 20 |
| Second Council of Ephesus (449) | 3 |
| Robber Council of Ephesus | 2 |
| Council of Ephesus (449) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Council of Ephesus Context triple: [Council of Chalcedon, follows, Second Council of Ephesus]
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Second Council of Constantinople
The Second Council of Constantinople was a 6th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that addressed Christological controversies, particularly those surrounding the writings associated with the so-called "Three Chapters."
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Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
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Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
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First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Council of Ephesus Target entity description: The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.
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A.
Second Council of Constantinople
The Second Council of Constantinople was a 6th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that addressed Christological controversies, particularly those surrounding the writings associated with the so-called "Three Chapters."
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B.
Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
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C.
Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
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First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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E.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
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Subject: Second Council of Ephesus Description of subject: The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Council of Chalcedon (indirectly via Marian doctrine)
linked to: Second Council of Ephesus
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subject linked to:
Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria
linked to: Second Council of Ephesus
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