First Anathema

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The First Anathema is the initial formal condemnation issued by Saint Cyril of Alexandria against the Christological teachings of Nestorius during the early 5th-century Nestorian controversy.

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First Anathema canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrinal statement
Christological formula
anathema
theological condemnation
addressedTo Nestorius
bishops of the East
aimsTo protect orthodox understanding of Christ’s person
associatedPerson John of Antioch
Pope Celestine I
Theodoret of Cyrus
author Cyril of Alexandria
canonicalStatus received in later Chalcedonian tradition as orthodox
church Church of Alexandria
condemns Nestorian Christology
linked to: Nestorianism

Nestorius
controversyType doctrinal controversy
denominationContext Eastern Christianity
documentType epistolary anathema
ecclesiasticalLevel patriarchal condemnation
genre polemical theology
historicalContext Council of Ephesus controversy
Nestorian controversy
influenced Council of Ephesus dogmatic decisions
linked to: Council of Ephesus

later Byzantine Christology
subsequent anti-Nestorian polemics
keyDoctrineAffirmed Theotokos doctrine implicitly
hypostatic union
one Christ and Son
unity of Christ’s person
language Greek
medium letter
opposes Antiochene Christology
originalAudience imperial and ecclesiastical authorities
partOf Cyril of Alexandria’s Twelve Anathemas
placeContext Alexandria
preservedIn collections of conciliar and patristic documents
relatedCouncil Council of Ephesus
religiousTradition Christianity
sequenceInSet 1
statusInMiaphysiteTradition highly esteemed
statusInNestorianTradition rejected
subjectMatter Christology
Incarnation
union of divine and human natures in Christ
targetsTeaching division of Christ into two persons
separation of the Word from the assumed man
theologicalSchool Alexandrian Christology
timePeriod early 5th century
yearIssuedApprox 430

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Anathemas against Nestorius hasPart First Anathema
Second Anathema relatedDocument First Anathema
Third Anathema relatedDocument First Anathema