Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy

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The Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy was a 5th-century Christological dispute over whether Christ had one divine nature or two natures, which deeply divided the Eastern Roman Empire and helped prompt the Council of Chalcedon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century religious controversy
Christological controversy
theological dispute
associatedDocument Tome of Leo
associatedTerm Miaphysitism
surface form: Monophysitism
centerOfDebate Chalcedon
Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Ephesus
concernsDoctrine Christology
nature of Christ
debatedQuestion whether Christ has one nature or two natures
geographicalContext Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
hasAlternativeName Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
surface form: Eutychian controversy

Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
surface form: Monophysite controversy
hasMainFigure Eutyches
historicalImpact contributed to long-term schisms in Eastern Christianity
deeply divided the Eastern Roman Empire
imperialContext reign of Marcian
reign of Theodosius II
involvesCondemnationOf Eutyches
Monophysitism
involvesPosition Christ has only one nature (divine) after the Incarnation
Christ has two natures, divine and human, united in one person
keyConcept divine and human in Christ
one nature of Christ after the Incarnation
languageOfDebate Greek
leadsTo definition of the two natures of Christ at Chalcedon
longTermConsequence division between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches
formation of Oriental Orthodox Churches
opposedBy Flavian of Constantinople
Pope Leo I
opposedTerm Dyophysitism
relatedCouncil Council of Chalcedon
Second Council of Ephesus
relatedTo Council of Ephesus
surface form: Council of Ephesus (431)

Nestorian controversy
religiousContext Christianity
Eastern Christianity
resultedIn Chalcedonian Definition
condemnation of extreme Monophysite views
startApproximate c. 448
theologicalCategory debate on Christ’s divine and human natures
debate on hypostatic union
timePeriod 5th century
triggeredCouncil Council of Chalcedon

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Theodosius II significantEvent Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
Three Chapters controversy relatedTo Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Monophysite controversy
Three Chapters linkedTo Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Miaphysite–Chalcedonian conflict
Coptic period religiousConflict Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Chalcedonian–Miaphysite controversy
Nestorian controversy followedBy Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Monophysite controversy
Eutyches associatedWith Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Monophysite controversy
Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy hasAlternativeName Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Eutychian controversy
Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy hasAlternativeName Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy
this entity surface form: Monophysite controversy