The Council of Ephesus

GPTKB entity

Properties (117)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ecumenical council
gptkbp:addressed Christological controversies
Authority of ecumenical councils
Heresies_of_the_time
gptkbp:aftermath Continued theological disputes
Continued theological debates
gptkbp:availableIn Nestorius'_teachings
gptkbp:completed Anathemas_against_Nestorius
gptkbp:contributedTo Development_of_Christian_doctrine
gptkbp:controversy Nature of Christ
Political influence in church decisions
gptkbp:criticism Nature of Christ
Interpretation of scripture
Authority of the Pope
Influence on church governance
Role of tradition
Ecclesiastical hierarchy
Influence on liturgical practices
Role of bishops
Unity of the church
Relationship between faith and reason
Responses to social issues
Impact on church history
Authority of councils
Impact on future councils
Theological terminology
Influence on missionary work
Authority of church fathers
Cultural influences on theology
Formation of church canons
Impact of heresies
Influence of philosophy on theology
Interpretation of the Nicene Creed
Political power of the church
Regional church authority
Responses to cultural changes
Responses to heretical movements
Responses to interfaith relations
Responses to secular authority
Responses to theological challenges
Role of ecumenical councils
Role of the laity in church decisions
Development_of_Christian_doctrine
Impact_on_Christian_unity
Legacy_in_Christian_thought
Impact_on_Christian_education
Historical_context_of_early_Christianity
Authority_of_the_Bishop_of_Rome
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:discusses Role of the Virgin Mary
Role of bishops
The_nature_of_the_Trinity
Role_of_the_bishop_of_Rome
gptkbp:documentedIn Acts_of_the_Council
Acts_of_the_Council_of_Ephesus
gptkbp:established Orthodox_Christian_doctrine
gptkbp:heldIn Church of Mary
gptkbp:historical_significance First_council_to_affirm_the_title_Theotokos
First_council_to_declare_Mary_as_Mother_of_God
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Early_Christian_Church
gptkb:Roman_Empire
Early_Christian_church_disputes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Council of Ephesus
gptkbp:impact On_Christian_orthodoxy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Arianism
Protestant Reformation
Ecclesiastical politics
Later councils
Subsequent theological debates
Christian_doctrine
Christian_liturgy
Christian_theology
gptkbp:involved Political influences
Theological debates
gptkbp:is_attended_by Bishops from various regions
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Nestorianism
gptkbp:led_to Formation of the Nicene Creed
Schism_between_Eastern_and_Western_churches
gptkbp:location Ephesus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Theodoret_of_Cyrus
gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria
gptkb:John_of_Antioch
Memnon of Ephesus
Bishops_from_Italy
Bishops_from_Asia_Minor
Bishops_from_Egypt
Bishops_from_Greece
Bishops_from_North_Africa
Bishops_from_Palestine
Bishops_from_Syria
Bishops_from_the_Balkans
Bishops_from_the_Levant
gptkbp:notableFeature Support for the Nicene Creed
Condemnation of Pelagianism
Affirmation of the hypostatic union
Rejection of Nestorianism
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Theodoret_of_Cyrus
gptkb:The_Church_of_the_East
gptkbp:outcome Condemnation of Nestorius
Reaffirmation of Nicene Creed
gptkbp:performedBy Emperor Theodosius II
To address heresies
The_Church_of_Ephesus
gptkbp:recognizes Ecumenical authority
Mary_as_Mother_of_God
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Council_of_Nicaea
Arianism
Council of Chalcedon
Monophysitism
Theological_writings_of_Cyril
gptkbp:resultedIn Clarification of Christological terms
Theotokos_title_affirmation
Theotokos_title_for_Mary
gptkbp:significance Second ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church
gptkbp:year 431