Council of Constantinople of 536

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The Council of Constantinople of 536 was an ecclesiastical synod convened under Emperor Justinian I that played a key role in the Christological controversies of the time, particularly in condemning prominent Miaphysite leaders.

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Council of Constantinople of 536 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church council ⓘ
ecclesiastical synod ⓘ
local council ⓘ
affirmed Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Tome of Leo ⓘ
aimedAt condemnation of Miaphysite leaders ⓘ
associatedWith Justinianic attempts at church unity ⓘ
Patriarch Menas of Constantinople ⓘ
Pope Agapetus I ⓘ
category 6th-century church councils ⓘ
Byzantine Empire and Christianity ⓘ
Christological controversies in late antiquity ⓘ
concernedDoctrine orthodoxy of Chalcedon ⓘ
two natures of Christ ⓘ
condemned Anthimus I of Constantinople ⓘ
Peter of Apamea ⓘ
Severus of Antioch ⓘ
Zooras the Syrian ⓘ
convenedBy Justinian I ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
date 536 ⓘ
denomination Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
followed Council of Constantinople of 553 (Second Council of Constantinople) ⓘ
hasLocation Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
heldUnderEmperor Justinian I ⓘ
historicalContext reign of Justinian I ⓘ
historicalPeriod 6th century ⓘ
jurisdiction Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
mainTopic Christology ⓘ
Miaphysitism ⓘ
opposedBy Miaphysite communities ⓘ
opposedDoctrine Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
participants bishops of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
partOf Christological controversies ⓘ
Justinianic religious policy ⓘ
precedes Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
presidedOverBy Menas of Constantinople ⓘ
recognizedBy Chalcedonian churches ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn deposition of Anthimus I of Constantinople ⓘ
excommunication of Severus of Antioch ⓘ
strengthening of Chalcedonian orthodoxy in Constantinople ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Hagia Sophia ⓘ
typeOfDecision disciplinary deposition ⓘ
doctrinal condemnation ⓘ

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Saint Severus of Antioch → condemnedAt → Council of Constantinople of 536 ⓘ