Letters to Nestorius
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Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Letters of Cyril of Alexandria | 1 |
| Letters to Nestorius canonical | 1 |
| Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letters to Nestorius Context triple: [Cyril of Alexandria, wroteWork, Letters to Nestorius]
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A.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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B.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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D.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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E.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letters to Nestorius Target entity description: Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
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A.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
-
B.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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C.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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D.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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E.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of letters
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theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend the orthodox confession of Christ’s unity
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to refute Nestorius’s teaching on Christ ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 429–431 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Orthodox Church of Alexandria
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surface form:
Patriarchate of Alexandria
Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ |
| audience | Nestorius and the wider episcopate ⓘ |
| author | Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
Theotokos title for Mary
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hypostatic union ⓘ unity of Christ’s person ⓘ |
| citedBy |
later Church Fathers
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medieval theologians ⓘ |
| controversyType | doctrinal dispute over Christ’s person ⓘ |
| date | early 5th century ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRole | part of the official Alexandrian case against Nestorius ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christological controversies before the Council of Ephesus
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Nestorian controversy ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational text for understanding Cyril’s Christology
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key primary source for the Nestorian controversy ⓘ |
| influenced |
dogmatic decisions of the Council of Ephesus
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later Byzantine Christology ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterTransmission |
included in conciliar collections
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translated into Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | formal episcopal correspondence ⓘ |
| mainRecipient | Nestorius ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nestorius
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surface form:
Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople
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| opposesDoctrine |
Nestorianism
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surface form:
Nestorian Christology
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| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
collections of Cyril of Alexandria’s works
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patristic corpora ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| relatedEventDate | 431 ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Alexandrian theology
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surface form:
Alexandrian Christianity
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusInTradition |
authoritative in Eastern Orthodox theology
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important in Catholic doctrinal history ⓘ |
| subject |
nature and person of Christ
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relationship between divinity and humanity in Christ ⓘ |
| supportsTitle |
Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Theotokos
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| theologicalDiscipline | Christology ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | insistence on one incarnate nature of the Word ⓘ |
| usedAs | conciliar documentation at the Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
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Subject: Letters to Nestorius Description of subject: Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
Referenced by (3)
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Letters of Cyril of Alexandria
this entity surface form:
Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria