Second Council of Constantinople

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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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Fifth Ecumenical Council 1
Second Council of Constantinople canons 1
Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian council ⓘ
church council ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ
addressed letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris ⓘ
writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
writings of Theodoret of Cyrus against Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
affirmed Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Tome of Leo ⓘ
surface form: Tome of Leo (indirectly, within Chalcedonian framework)
aimedTo reconcile non-Chalcedonian Christians ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Fifth Ecumenical Council
associatedWith Pope Vigilius ⓘ
authority conciliar ⓘ
imperial ⓘ
century 6th century ⓘ
collectiveNameForAddressedWritings Three Chapters ⓘ
condemned Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
certain writings of Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris ⓘ
confirmedDoctrine two natures of Christ in one person ⓘ
convenedBy Justinian I ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Justinian I

Justinian I ⓘ
date 553 ⓘ
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Chalcedonian Christianity
disputedBy some Western bishops ⓘ
documentType canons and anathemas ⓘ
heldIn Hagia Sophia ⓘ
surface form: Hagia Sophia (traditionally associated venue in Constantinople)
impact development of Byzantine Christology ⓘ
further alienation of some Western provinces ⓘ
languageOfActs Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
location Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
mainTopic Christology ⓘ
Three Chapters controversy ⓘ
numberInSequence fifth ecumenical council ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
history of Christianity ⓘ
predecessor Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
presidedOverBy Eutychius of Constantinople ⓘ
produced Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters ⓘ
recognizedBy Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form: Assyrian Church of the East (not recognized as ecumenical)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially, historically disputed)

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religion Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn temporary schism between Rome and some Western churches ⓘ
startDate 553 ⓘ
successor Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ
theologicalPosition rejection of Nestorianism ⓘ
rejection of Origenist speculations (in some associated condemnations) ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Second Council of Constantinople → alsoKnownAs → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Ecumenical Council
Three Chapters → condemnedAt → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Three Chapters → condemnedBy → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters → councilNumber → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople
Council of Chalcedon → followedBy → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isDiscussedIn → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters → issuedBy → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Eutychius of Constantinople → participatedIn → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Pope Vigilius → participatedIn → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia → posthumouslyCondemnedBy → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Constantinople III → precededBy → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters → preservedIn → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: acts of the Second Council of Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → recognizesCouncil → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Three Chapters → relatedTo → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Council of Constantinople canons
Pope Vigilius → seeAlso → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
Three Chapters controversy → significantEvent → Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ