Monothelite controversy

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Christian doctrinal dispute Christological controversy theological controversy

The Monothelite controversy was a 7th-century theological dispute within Christianity over whether Christ had one will or two, which deeply divided the Eastern and Western churches and prompted several major church councils.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monothelite controversy canonical	9
monothelite controversy	2
the Monothelite controversy	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrinal dispute ⓘ Christological controversy ⓘ theological controversy ⓘ
divided	Eastern Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Church Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: Western Church
doctrinalOutcome	Christ has two natural operations ⓘ Christ has two natural wills ⓘ Christ’s human will is not abolished by his divine will ⓘ
field	Christology ⓘ
hasCause	debate over whether Christ has one will or two wills ⓘ
hasEffect	affirmation of two wills in Christ ⓘ condemnation of Monothelitism as heresy ⓘ excommunications and depositions of church leaders ⓘ formal definition of dyothelitism ⓘ tension between papacy and Byzantine emperors ⓘ
hasToDoWith	nature and person of Christ ⓘ relationship between Christ’s human and divine natures ⓘ will of Christ ⓘ
historicalImpact	deepened divisions between Eastern and Western churches ⓘ shaped later orthodox Christological doctrine ⓘ
influencedBy	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ earlier Monophysite controversies ⓘ
location	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
mainTopic	Monothelitism ⓘ dyothelitism ⓘ
opposedBy	supporters of dyothelitism ⓘ
participant	Byzantine emperors ⓘ Eastern Christian bishops ⓘ Western Christian bishops ⓘ bishops of Rome ⓘ patriarchs of Constantinople ⓘ
relatedConcept	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ Miaphysitism ⓘ Monenergism ⓘ Monophysitism ⓘ Monothelitism ⓘ dyothelitism ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent	Council of Constantinople of 680–681 ⓘ Council of Constantinople of 692 (Quinisext Council) ⓘ Lateran Council of 649 ⓘ Sixth Ecumenical Council ⓘ Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ
startTime	7th century ⓘ
supportedBy	supporters of Monothelitism ⓘ
timePeriod	Byzantine era ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Agatho → seeAlso → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

Emperor Constantine IV → religiousIssueAddressed → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine IV

Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously) → controversy → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

subject surface form: Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople

Pyrrhus of Constantinople → roleIn → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

Pyrrhus of Constantinople → seeAlso → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

Macarius of Antioch → participatedIn → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Monothelite controversy

Ambigua → relatedTo → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

this entity surface form: monothelite controversy

Questions to Thalassius → associatedWith → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

this entity surface form: monothelite controversy

the Ekthesis → controversy → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

subject surface form: Ekthesis

the Typos of Constans II → theologicalContext → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

subject surface form: Typos of Constans II

Ecthesis of 638 → controversy → Monothelite controversy ⓘ

Pope Severinus → seeAlso → Monothelite controversy ⓘ