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.

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Henotikon canonical 5

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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

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Eastern Roman emperor Zeno issuedDocument Henotikon
subject surface form: Zeno
Tarasicodissa Zeno notableWork Henotikon
Zeno Isaurian notableWork Henotikon
Zeno Isaurian issued Henotikon
Zeno issued Henotikon