Third Council of Constantinople

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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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecumenical council → church council → ecumenical council →
alsoKnownAs	Constantinople III → Sixth Ecumenical Council →
century	7th century →
condemnedPerson	Cyrus of Alexandria → Macarius of Antioch → Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously) → Pope Honorius I (posthumously) → Pyrrhus of Constantinople →
convokedBy	Emperor Constantine IV → Pope Agatho →
country	Byzantine Empire →
doctrineAffirmed	Christ has two natural operations → Christ has two wills → Dyothelitism →
doctrineCondemned	Monoenergism → Monothelitism →
endDate	681-09-16 →
follows	Third Council of Constantinople (Quinisext Council is sometimes associated but not counted as ecumenical by all) →
hasImpactOn	Eastern Orthodox theology → Roman Catholic dogma → subsequent ecumenical councils →
issuedDocument	canons on Christological doctrine → dogmatic decree against Monothelitism →
language	Greek →
location	Constantinople → modern-day Istanbul →
mainTopic	Christology → Monothelitism →
numberInSequence	sixth ecumenical council →
participants	bishops of the Eastern Church → legates of the Bishop of Rome →
partOf	Byzantine Empire history → history of Christianity →
precedes	Second Council of Nicaea →
presidedOverBy	Emperor Constantine IV →
recognizedBy	Eastern Orthodox Church → Old Catholic Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially) → Roman Catholic Church → many Protestant churches →
religion	Christianity →
result	clarification of Chalcedonian Christology → official condemnation of Monothelitism as heresy → strengthening of imperial and papal cooperation on doctrine →
startDate	680-11-07 →
subjectOf	theological studies on Christ’s two wills →
teaches	Christ possesses both a divine will and a human will → the two wills of Christ are not contrary but cooperate →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Second Council of Nicaea ("Seventh Ecumenical Council") → Third Council of Constantinople ("Sixth Ecumenical Council") →	alsoKnownAs
Second Council of Nicaea → Third Council of Constantinople ("Third Council of Constantinople (Quinisext Council is sometimes associated but not counted as ecumenical by all)") →	follows
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople →	associatedWithCouncil
Second Council of Nicaea ("seventh ecumenical council") →	chronologicalPosition
Monothelitism →	condemnedBy
Constantine IV →	convened
Monothelitism ("Third Council of Constantinople affirmed two wills in Christ") →	councilDecision
Chalcedon ("Fourth Ecumenical Council") →	councilNumber
Constantinople III →	hasOfficialName
Lateran Council of 649 →	influenced
Monothelitism →	opposedBy
Pope Agatho →	participatedIn
Lateran Council of 649 →	prefigured
Pope Agatho →	recognizedBy
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	recognizesCouncil
Pope Agatho →	seeAlso
Pope Agatho →	sentDelegationTo
Second Council of Constantinople →	successor