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Nestorius’s teaching was condemned and he himself was deposed from his see. Theodosius was induced to ratify these decisions, and Nestorius was relegated to his former monastery near Antioch. After languishing there in exile for four years (431–435), he was transferred to the Great Oasis (now the Oasis of Khārijah) in the Libyan Desert about 436 and was later removed to Panopolis in Upper ...
Nestorius (/ ˌnɛsˈtɔːriəs /; Ancient Greek: Νεστόριος; c.386 – c.451) was an early Christian prelate who served as Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to August 431. A Christian theologian from the Catechetical School of Antioch, several of his teachings in the fields of Christology and Mariology were seen as ...
Feb 13, 2023 · Nestorianism (5th Century) This heresy taught Mary only gave birth to Jesus’ human nature. The founder of the heresy, Nestorius, did not even want Mary to be called “Mother of God” but instead wanted her to be called “Mother of Christ.”. In essence, the heresy maintained Jesus was really two separate persons, and only the human Jesus ...
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.
Pope Celestine did not attend this Council, but his delegation did. He, and they, believed themselves to have been the deciding factor, with their authority over all of Christendom confirmed by the results of the Council. He had, after all, condemned Nestorius a few months prior to the Council even being convened.
The council condemned the heresy of Nestorius and upheld the orthodoxy of the title Theotokos espoused by Cyril. Nestorius was exiled, deposed from his office, and replaced with Flavian of Constantinople. Cyril’s theology was predicated upon the unity of Christ. Cyril conceived of one composite incarnate nature of God the Word, meaning one ...
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The heresy. Nestorius was a disciple of the school of Antioch, and his Christology was essentially that of Diodorus of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia, both Cilician bishops and great opponents of Arianism. Both died in the Catholic Church. Diodorus was a holy man, much venerated by St. John Chrysostom.
