Council of Ephesus

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5th-century event church council ecumenical council historical event

The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	5th-century event → church council → ecumenical council → historical event →
affirmedDoctrine	Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer) → unity of Christ’s person →
affirmedTitleOf	Virgin Mary as Theotokos →
alsoKnownAs	Third Ecumenical Council →
associatedWith	Patriarchate of Alexandria → Patriarchate of Antioch → Patriarchate of Constantinople →
attendedBy	Cyril of Alexandria → John of Antioch → Nestorius → representatives of Pope Celestine I →
century	5th century →
confirmed	Nicene Creed →
convenedBy	Theodosius II →
convokedBy	Emperor Theodosius II →
dateEnd	431 →
dateStart	431 →
declared	Nestorius a heretic →
doctrineCondemned	Nestorianism → teachings of Nestorius →
followedBy	Council of Chalcedon →
issued	canons → dogmatic statements →
languageOfProceedings	Greek →
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey →
location	Ephesus →
partOf	history of Christianity → history of the Christian Church →
precededBy	First Council of Constantinople →
presidedOverBy	Cyril of Alexandria →
recognizedAs	third ecumenical council →
recognizedBy	Assyrian Church of the East → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →
rejected	any alteration of the Nicene Creed →
religion	Christianity →
resultedIn	deposition of Nestorius as Patriarch of Constantinople → schism between Cyril’s and John of Antioch’s parties (later reconciled) →
significance	defined orthodox teaching on Christ’s person against Nestorianism → established lasting use of the title Theotokos for Mary →
topic	Christology → Mariology →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armenian Apostolic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church → Eastern Christianity → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → Nicene Christianity →	recognizesCouncil
Oriental Orthodoxy → Syriac Orthodox Church →	acceptsCouncil
Third Ecumenical Council → Third Ecumenical Council ("First Council of Ephesus") →	alsoKnownAs
Basilica of Saint Mary Major ("Council of Ephesus affirmation of Mary as Theotokos") → Pulcheria →	associatedWithEvent
Cyril of Alexandria → John of Antioch →	participatedIn
Virgin Birth of Jesus →	affirmedByCouncil
Orthodox Church of Cyprus →	autocephalyConfirmedBy
Nestorianism →	condemnedAt
Nestorius →	condemnedBy
Pelagianism ("Council of Ephesus (431)") →	condemnedByCouncil
Nestorianism →	consideredHeresyBy
Ephesus →	councilHeld
Incarnation of Christ ("Council of Ephesus (431)") →	definedAtCouncil
Assyrian Church of the East ("Council of Ephesus (431)") →	doesNotAccept
Council of Chalcedon →	follows
Christology ("First Council of Ephesus") →	historicallyDebatedAt
Chalcedonian Definition ("Council of Ephesus (431)") →	influencedBy
Second Council of Ephesus ("First Council of Ephesus") →	overturnedDecisionOf
Council of Chalcedon →	precededBy
First Council of Constantinople →	precedes
Orthodox Church of Cyprus →	recognisedAsAutocephalousBy
Theodosius II ("Council of Ephesus (431)") →	significantEvent
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ("Council of Ephesus (431) declaration of Mary as Theotokos") →	theologicalBasisIncludes