the Typos of Constans II

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The Typos of Constans II was an imperial edict issued by Byzantine Emperor Constans II that attempted to silence theological debate over Christ’s wills during the Monothelite controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine legal document
imperial edict
aim to end theological debate over Christ’s wills
to impose silence on discussion of one or two wills in Christ
associatedWithCouncil prelude to Third Council of Constantinople
attemptedResolutionMethod enforced silence rather than doctrinal definition
attemptedTo silence theological debate over Christ’s wills
belongsToGenre imperial religious legislation
chronologicalContext 7th century
concerns nature and operations of Christ
controversial true
country Byzantine Empire
doctrinalStatusInCatholicChurch later rejected
enforcedBy imperial authority of Constans II
era reign of Constans II
follows Ecthesis of 638
surface form: Ecthesis of Heraclius
geographicScope Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Eastern Mediterranean
hasTheologicalImpact intensified conflict between imperial policy and Western church
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire
surface form: Byzantine Empire, early Middle Ages
historicalSignificance key document in the Monothelite controversy
issuedBy Byzantine Empire
Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II
issuedByPerson Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II
issuedByTitle Byzantine emperor
jurisdiction Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Byzantine Church

Byzantine imperial territories
language Greek
legalNature imperial decree on doctrine and discipline
namedAfter Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II
opposedBy many Western church leaders
supporters of Dyothelitism
positionOnDoctrine prohibited affirming either one will or two wills in Christ
suspended public theological discussion of Monothelitism and Dyothelitism
purpose to reduce conflict between Monothelites and Dyothelites
to secure religious unity in the empire
relatedTo Dyophysitism
surface form: Dyothelitism

the Ekthesis
surface form: Ecthesis

Monothelitism
religiousAffiliation Eastern Christianity
religiousContext Christianity
religiousPolicyOf Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II
subject Christology
wills of Christ
theologicalContext Monothelite controversy
typeOfNorm doctrinal and disciplinary edict

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Lateran Council of 649 condemned the Typos of Constans II
Monothelitism influencedDocument the Typos of Constans II
this entity surface form: Typos of Constans II
the Ekthesis followedBy the Typos of Constans II
subject surface form: Ekthesis
this entity surface form: Typos of Constans II
the Ekthesis alsoKnownAs the Typos of Constans II
subject surface form: Ekthesis
this entity surface form: Ekthesis of Heraclius
Ecthesis of 638 followedBy the Typos of Constans II
this entity surface form: Typos of Constans II