Third Ecumenical Council

GPTKB entity

Statements (112)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:City_Council
gptkbp:addressed Theological disputes
Christ's dual nature
gptkbp:affirms Council of Nicaea's decisions
gptkbp:attendees Bishops from various regions
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Pope_Celestine_I
gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria
431 AD
Clarification of faith
The teachings of Nestorius
gptkbp:concluded_on gptkb:Decrees_against_Nestorius
Excommunication of Nestorius
gptkbp:convened_to Address heresies
gptkbp:council The history of Christian doctrine.
gptkbp:created Canons
gptkbp:declined_in Nestorius' teachings
Nestorian teachings
gptkbp:depicted_in A defining moment for Christology
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:The_Virgin_Mary
Theological controversies
Divine nature of Christ
gptkbp:doctrine Nature of Christ
gptkbp:established gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkb:The_Nicene_Creed
gptkb:local_government
Orthodox doctrine
Theological framework
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Fourth_Ecumenical_Council
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Church_of_Mary_in_Ephesus
gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:Ephesus
The reign of Emperor Theodosius II
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Early_Christian_Church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Third Ecumenical Council
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Christian_theology
Later councils
Later ecumenical councils
Subsequent theological debates
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Council_of_Constantinople
gptkb:Council_of_Nicaea
gptkbp:involved gptkb:King_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Bishop_of_Constantinople
gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:Bishop_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Bishop_of_Antioch
Ecumenical dialogue
Theological debates
Ecclesiastical leaders
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of The history of Christianity
gptkbp:is_attended_by gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria
gptkb:John_of_Antioch
Bishops from the Eastern Roman Empire
Over 200 bishops
gptkbp:is_considered The unity of Christ's person
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Nestorius
The nature of Jesus Christ
Eastern bishops
Human nature of Christ
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Historical_records
Acts of the Council
gptkbp:is_focused_on Christology
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Theodoret_of_Cyrus
The Nestorian faction
gptkbp:is_recognized_as gptkb:Authority_of_Cyril
Role of bishops
Mary as Mother of God
The authority of the Bishop of Alexandria
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:The_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:is_significant_for The development of Christian doctrine
The establishment of church authority
The affirmation of Mary as Theotokos
gptkbp:is_summoned_by gptkb:Emperor_Theodosius_II
gptkbp:key_event The history of the early church
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Nestorius
gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:led_to Formation of creeds
Increased tensions between churches
Schism with Nestorians
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:major_issues Nestorianism
gptkbp:notable_event The development of Christian orthodoxy
gptkbp:outcome Condemnation of Nestorianism
Definition of Christ's nature
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Second_Ecumenical_Council
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Nestorian_Church
Christological controversies
gptkbp:resulted_in Theological consensus
Condemnation of Nestorius
Unified Christian doctrine
The Ephesus Declaration
The Ephesus Synod
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Affirmation_of_the_Theotokos
Affirmation of the title Theotokos for Mary
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Fourth_Ecumenical_Council
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Future theological debates
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Heresy in the early church
The rise of heretical teachings
Theological challenges posed by Nestorius
Theological controversies of the time
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for The relationship between East and West in Christianity
gptkbp:was_characterized_by Political and theological conflict
Intense theological disputes
gptkbp:was_convened_to_resolve Theological divisions within Christianity
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Cyril's theological views
gptkbp:was_marked_by A significant event in church history
gptkbp:was_part_of The series of ecumenical councils
gptkbp:year 431
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4