Third Anathema
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The Third Anathema is one of the formal condemnations issued by Saint Cyril of Alexandria against the Christological teachings of Nestorius during the early 5th-century controversies over the nature of Christ.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological condemnation
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anathema ⓘ document of patristic theology ⓘ theological condemnation ⓘ |
| affirms |
that Christ is one person
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that the Word of God is united personally to flesh ⓘ that the same one is God and man ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 430 ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Christological controversies of the 5th century
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Nestorian controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Saint Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later orthodox theologians ⓘ |
| citedIn | patristic Christological debates ⓘ |
| condemns |
Nestorian Christology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
teachings of Nestorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Anathema ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Alexandria
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Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Cyrillian theological tradition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 5th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later conciliar Christological definitions
ⓘ
orthodox assessments of Nestorianism ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine |
Nestorian separation of the Word and the man Jesus
ⓘ
division of Christ into two persons ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Eighth Anathema
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Eleventh Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ First Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelfth Anathema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Patristic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
hypostatic union
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ⓘ
unity of Christ’s person ⓘ |
| targetOf | Nestorius of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualForm | formal anathema formula ⓘ |
| theologicalField | Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | supporters of Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
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