Chalcedonian Definition
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The Chalcedonian Definition is a key 5th-century Christian doctrinal statement that articulates the orthodox understanding of Christ as one person in two natures, fully divine and fully human, without confusion or division.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chalcedonian Definition canonical | 12 |
| Definition of Chalcedon | 2 |
| Chalcedonian definition of Christ | 1 |
| Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrinal statement
ⓘ
Christological definition ⓘ creedal formula ⓘ |
| affirms |
Nicene Creed
ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ
surface form:
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
|
| approvedBy |
Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire bishops ⓘ Western Church bishops ⓘ |
| clarifies | relationship between divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ |
| defines | two natures of Christ ⓘ |
| field |
historical theology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| formulatedAt | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| formulatedIn | 451 ⓘ |
| formulatedInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | schism between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian churches ⓘ |
| hasKeyFormula | in two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformation-era confessions
ⓘ
later ecumenical councils ⓘ medieval Christology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
First Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Constantinople (381)
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ephesus (431)
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
Tome of Leo ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| opposes |
Miaphysitism
ⓘ
surface form:
Eutychianism
Monophysitism ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ |
| placeOfFormulation | Chalcedon ⓘ |
| presentCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Most Protestant churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| relatedTo |
Council of Chalcedon canons
ⓘ
hypostatic union ⓘ
surface form:
Hypostatic Union
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | dogmatic definition in Chalcedonian churches ⓘ |
| subject | Christology ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ is fully divine
ⓘ
Christ is fully human ⓘ Christ is one person in two natures ⓘ the two natures of Christ exist without change ⓘ the two natures of Christ exist without confusion ⓘ the two natures of Christ exist without division ⓘ the two natures of Christ exist without separation ⓘ |
| usedIn | catechesis in Chalcedonian traditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chalcedonian definition of Christ
subject surface form:
Council of Chalcedon
this entity surface form:
Definition of Chalcedon
this entity surface form:
Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon