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Nestorianism. Nestorius (born 4th century ce, Germanicia, Syria Euphratensis, Asia Minor [now Maras, Turkey]—died c. 451, Panopolis, Egypt) was an early bishop of Constantinople whose views on the nature and person of Christ led to the calling of the Council of Ephesus in 431 and to Nestorianism, one of the major Christian heresies.
Eusebius, a layman who later became the bishop of the neighbouring Dorylaeum, was the first to accuse Nestorius of heresy, [8] but the most forceful opponent of Nestorius was Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria. This naturally caused great excitement at Constantinople, especially among the clergy, who were clearly not well disposed to Nestorius, the stranger from Antioch.
The friend of Nestorius, Count Irenaeus had become Bishop of Tyre, and he was persecuted by the Cyrillian party, as was Ibas, Bishop of Edessa, who had been a great teacher in that city. These bishops , together with Theodoret and Domnus, the nephew and successor of John of Antioch , were deposed by Dioscorus of Alexandria in the Robber Council of Ephesus (449).
Nestorius, in Greek, Νεστόριος (c. 386 – c. 451 C.E.) was archbishop of Constantinople from April 10, 428 to June 22, 431. He is considered the originator of the Christological heresy known as Nestorianism, which emerged when he began preaching against the title Theotokos (in Greek, Θεοτόκος) or Mother of God, beginning to be used of the Virgin Mary.
The Nestorian Church. The Nestorian Church (also known as the East Syrian or Assyrian Church) takes its name form Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople (d.c.451). Nestorius is believed to have asserted that Christ was composed of two persons, God the Son and the man Jesus and that it was only the man Jesus who was born of the Virgin Mary and who ...
Summary. Nestorius, the bishop of Constantinople, was deposed and sent into exile in Egypt for opposing the Christological views of Cyril of Alexandria. The theological and ecclesiastical controversy was set in motion soon after Nestorius began to serve as bishop of Constantinople. Interested in eliminating heresy, he proposed to align himself ...
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Nestorius. Nestorius (c.386 – c.451) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to 22 June 431. He received his clerical training as a pupil of Theodore of Mopsuestia in Antioch and gained a reputation for his sermons that led to his enthronement by Theodosius II as Patriarch following the death of Sisinius I in 428 A.D. Nestorius is ...
