Second Anathema
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The Second Anathema is one of the formal condemnations issued by St. Cyril of Alexandria against the Christological teachings of Nestorius during the early fifth-century controversies over the nature of Christ.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological statement
ⓘ
anathema ⓘ theological condemnation ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Nestorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affirms |
one incarnate Son
ⓘ
unity of the Word and his assumed humanity ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 430 ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemns |
Nestorian Christology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nestorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denies | separation of the Word from the assumed man ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | authoritative in Cyrillian tradition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hypostatic union
ⓘ
unity of Christ ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christological controversies of the fifth century
ⓘ
Nestorian controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later conciliar Christological formulations ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine | division of Christ into two persons ⓘ |
| partOf | Cyril of Alexandria’s Twelve Anathemas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
First Anathema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Anathema ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | Alexandrian Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early fifth century ⓘ |
| usedBy | supporters of Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
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