Council of Chalcedon

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Christological council church council ecumenical council historical event

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.

Aliases (8)

Council of Chalcedon (451) ×2
28th Canon of Chalcedon ×1
Chalcedonian Definition ×1
Council of Chalcedon (indirectly, by not rehabilitating him) ×1
Council of Chalcedon Christology ×1
Council of Chalcedon aftermath ×1
Dyophysite orthodoxy of Chalcedon ×1
Fourth Ecumenical Council ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christological council → church council → ecumenical council → historical event →
addresses	status of the see of Constantinople →
affirms	Christ is fully divine and fully human → two natures of Christ without confusion, change, division, or separation →
alsoKnownAs	Fourth Ecumenical Council →
approvedBy	Pope Leo I →
canon28Declares	See of Constantinople has privileges second only to Rome →
century	5th century →
condemns	Eutychianism → Monophysitism → Nestorianism →
convokedBy	Byzantine Empire → Emperor Marcian → Empress Pulcheria →
dateEnd	451-11-01 →
dateStart	451-10-08 →
definesDoctrine	Christ as one person in two natures → hypostatic union →
elevates	See of Constantinople →
followedBy	Second Council of Constantinople →
follows	Council of Ephesus → Second Council of Ephesus →
givesCanon	Canon 28 →
historicalImpact	contributed to schism with Oriental Orthodox Churches → shaped orthodox Christology in most of Christianity →
issues	Chalcedonian Definition → canons of Chalcedon →
language	Greek →
location	Chalcedon →
locationNowIn	Istanbul → Kadıköy → Turkey →
mainTopic	Christology → nature of Christ →
numberOfCanons	28 →
participantsApprox	500 →
participantsType	bishops →
partOf	Early Church ecumenical councils →
precededBy	Council of Ephesus → Second Council of Ephesus →
recognizedBy	Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church → most Protestant churches →
rejectedBy	Armenian Apostolic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Syriac Orthodox Church →
usesDocument	Tome of Leo →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armenian Apostolic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church → Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → Oriental Orthodoxy → Syriac Orthodox Church →	rejectsCouncil
Eastern Christianity → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Ethiopian Catholic Church → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church → Nicene Christianity → Orthodox Church of Alexandria →	recognizesCouncil
Albanian Greek Catholic Church → Belarusian Greek Catholic Church → Georgian Catholic Church → Russian Greek Catholic Church →	acceptsCouncil
Cyril of Alexandria ("Council of Chalcedon Christology") → Pope Leo I → Second Council of Ephesus → Tome of Leo →	influenced
Council of Ephesus → Second Council of Ephesus → Third Ecumenical Council →	followedBy
Antiochian Orthodox Church → Greek Orthodox Church → Orthodox Church of Cyprus →	followsCouncil
Canon 28 ("28th Canon of Chalcedon") → Council of Chalcedon ("Fourth Ecumenical Council") →	alsoKnownAs
Chalcedonian Definition → Tome of Leo →	approvedBy
Byzantine Egypt ("Council of Chalcedon aftermath") → Chalcedon →	knownFor
Canon 28 →	adoptedBy
Second Council of Constantinople →	affirmed
Incarnation of Christ ("Chalcedonian Definition") →	affirmedBy
Virgin Birth of Jesus →	affirmedByCouncil
Athanasian Creed →	affirmsCouncilTeaching
Patriarchate of Constantinople →	associatedCouncil
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters →	associatedWithCouncil
Pulcheria →	associatedWithEvent
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church →	christologicalTradition
Nestorius ("Council of Chalcedon (indirectly, by not rehabilitating him)") →	condemnationConfirmedBy
Nestorianism →	consideredHeresyBy
Nestorianism ("Dyophysite orthodoxy of Chalcedon") →	contrastsWith
Chalcedon →	councilHeldHere
Incarnation of Christ ("Council of Chalcedon (451)") →	definedAtCouncil
Assyrian Church of the East ("Council of Chalcedon (451)") →	doesNotAccept
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church →	followsChristologyOf
Chalcedonian Definition →	formulatedAt
Kadıköy →	hasEvent
Christology →	historicallyDebatedAt
Second Council of Ephesus →	laterCondemnedBy
Canon 28 →	partOf
Second Council of Constantinople →	predecessor
Nicene Creed →	recognizedBy
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople →	recognizedByCouncil
Three Chapters →	relatedCouncil
East–West Schism →	relatedTo
Marcian →	supportedEvent
Three Chapters controversy →	theologicalContext
Tome of Leo →	usedAtCouncil