Second Council of Ephesus

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Christian council church synod ecumenical council

The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.

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Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian council ⓘ church synod ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ
condemnedPerson	Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ Ibas of Edessa ⓘ Theodoret of Cyrrhus ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
convenedBy	Theodosius II ⓘ surface form: Emperor Theodosius II Theodosius II ⓘ
country	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
decision	deposed Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ rejected the reading of the Tome of Leo ⓘ restored Eutyches to communion ⓘ
denomination	Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Church of Alexandria Eastern Christianity ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
doctrineAddressed	Dyophysitism ⓘ Miaphysitism ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ
endTime	449 ⓘ
followedBy	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
hasAlias	Latrocinium ⓘ Latrocinium of Ephesus ⓘ Robber Council ⓘ
hasConsequences	deepened divisions between Alexandrian and Antiochene theological schools ⓘ precipitated the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
keyDocumentDiscussed	Tome of Leo ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
laterCondemnedBy	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ Pope Leo I ⓘ
location	Ephesus ⓘ
mainSubject	Christology ⓘ nature of Christ ⓘ
overturnedDecisionOf	Council of Ephesus ⓘ surface form: First Council of Ephesus Synod of Constantinople of 448 ⓘ
papalLegate	Hilarus of Rome ⓘ Julius of Puteoli ⓘ Renatus of Rome ⓘ
participant	Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ Ibas of Edessa ⓘ surface form: Domnus II of Antioch Eutyches ⓘ Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ Hilarus of Rome ⓘ Ibas of Edessa ⓘ Julius of Puteoli ⓘ Juvenal of Jerusalem ⓘ Renatus of Rome ⓘ Theodoret of Cyrrhus ⓘ
partOf	Christological controversies in the 5th century ⓘ
presentDayCountry	Turkey ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Selçuk ⓘ
presidedOverBy	Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria ⓘ
recognizedAs	legitimate council by Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
regardedAs	Robber Council ⓘ illegitimate council ⓘ non-ecumenical council by the Catholic Church ⓘ non-ecumenical council by the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
rehabilitatedPerson	Eutyches ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
startTime	449 ⓘ August 449 ⓘ

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Council of Chalcedon → follows → Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ

Council of Chalcedon → precededBy → Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ