Ecthesis of 638
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The Ecthesis of 638 was an imperial Byzantine doctrinal decree issued by Emperor Heraclius that sought to resolve Christological disputes by officially promoting the Monothelite teaching of a single will in Christ.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ecthesis of 638 canonical | 1 |
| Ecthesis of Heraclius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ecthesis of 638 Context triple: [Monothelitism, influencedDocument, Ecthesis of 638]
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Partition of Triparadisus
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Partition of the Byzantine Empire
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Justinianic Wars
The Justinianic Wars were a series of 6th-century military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to reconquer former Western Roman territories from various Germanic kingdoms and restore imperial control around the Mediterranean.
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Satrapy of Egypt
The Satrapy of Egypt was a Persian-administered province of the Achaemenid Empire that governed Egypt through satraps before its later Hellenistic rule.
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Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God
The Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God is a Christian feast commemorating the placing of the Virgin Mary’s robe in a church as a revered relic, particularly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ecthesis of 638 Target entity description: The Ecthesis of 638 was an imperial Byzantine doctrinal decree issued by Emperor Heraclius that sought to resolve Christological disputes by officially promoting the Monothelite teaching of a single will in Christ.
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A.
Partition of Triparadisus
The Partition of Triparadisus was a 321 BC agreement among Alexander the Great’s successors that redistributed satrapies and redefined power in the early Hellenistic world after his death.
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B.
Partition of the Byzantine Empire
The Partition of the Byzantine Empire was the post-Fourth Crusade division of Byzantine territories among Western European crusaders and Venice, leading to the creation of several Latin states in former Byzantine lands.
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C.
Justinianic Wars
The Justinianic Wars were a series of 6th-century military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to reconquer former Western Roman territories from various Germanic kingdoms and restore imperial control around the Mediterranean.
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D.
Satrapy of Egypt
The Satrapy of Egypt was a Persian-administered province of the Achaemenid Empire that governed Egypt through satraps before its later Hellenistic rule.
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E.
Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God
The Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God is a Christian feast commemorating the placing of the Virgin Mary’s robe in a church as a revered relic, particularly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine doctrinal decree
ⓘ
Christological document ⓘ imperial decree ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
all Christians in the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
bishops of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ecthesis
ⓘ
the Ekthesis ⓘ
surface form:
Ekthesis
|
| approvedBy |
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously)
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
|
| category |
7th-century Christian texts
ⓘ
Byzantine imperial documents ⓘ Christian theological documents ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Heraclius ⓘ |
| condemnationDate | 680–681 ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Sixth Ecumenical Council
ⓘ
Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| controversy | Monothelite controversy ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 638 ⓘ |
| doctrinePromoted | Monothelitism ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Byzantine imperial authority ⓘ |
| followedBy |
the Typos of Constans II
ⓘ
surface form:
Typos of Constans II
|
| historicalContext | post-Chalcedonian Christological debates ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | reign of Heraclius ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously)
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
|
| intendedTo |
reconcile Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians
ⓘ
resolve Christological disputes ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial edict ⓘ |
| legalStatusLater | condemned as heretical ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Pope John IV
ⓘ
Pope Severinus ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Dyothelitism ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| politicalGoal | religious unity in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Heraclius
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
|
| region |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| relatedToCouncil | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| subject |
Christology
ⓘ
Monothelitism ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ has a single will
ⓘ
Christ has two natures but one will ⓘ |
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Subject: Ecthesis of 638 Description of subject: The Ecthesis of 638 was an imperial Byzantine doctrinal decree issued by Emperor Heraclius that sought to resolve Christological disputes by officially promoting the Monothelite teaching of a single will in Christ.
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