Henotikon
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Henotikon was a 5th-century Christological edict issued by Byzantine Emperor Zeno in an attempt to reconcile Chalcedonian and Miaphysite factions within the Eastern Christian Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henotikon canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine religious document
ⓘ
Christological edict ⓘ imperial decree ⓘ |
| acceptedBy |
Miaphysite-leaning hierarchs in the East
ⓘ
many Eastern bishops ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
bishops of the Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
patriarchs of the Eastern Church ⓘ |
| aim |
reconcile Chalcedonian and Miaphysite factions
ⓘ
restore ecclesiastical unity in the Eastern Church ⓘ |
| author | Zeno ⓘ |
| century | 5th century ⓘ |
| christologicalPosition |
emphasized unity of Christ’s person
ⓘ
rejected both Nestorianism and Eutychianism ⓘ |
| concernsCouncil | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| consequence | schism between Eastern and Western Churches ⓘ |
| controversy | Acacian schism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
ambiguity on the Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
attempted theological compromise ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 482 ⓘ |
| denominationContext | Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus |
non-accepted in the West
ⓘ
partially accepted in the East ⓘ |
| endorsedCreed |
Nicene Creed
ⓘ
surface form:
Creed of Constantinople
Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| endorsedFormula |
Letters to Nestorius
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria
|
| fieldOfStudy |
Byzantine studies
ⓘ
church history ⓘ historical theology ⓘ |
| followedBy | Acacian schism settlement under Emperor Justin I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of Zeno ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Emperor Zeno
|
| issuerTitle | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| keyRecipient | Peter Mongus ⓘ |
| keyRecipientRole |
Pope of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch of Alexandria
|
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Pope Felix III
ⓘ
Diocese of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Roman See
|
| placeOfIssue |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| positionOnCouncilOfChalcedon | accepted doctrinal core but avoided explicit mention of the council ⓘ |
| rejectedDoctrine |
Miaphysitism
ⓘ
surface form:
Eutychianism
Nestorianism ⓘ |
| relatedCouncil |
Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Tome of Leo ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Christology ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zeno