Council of Chalcedon

Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon
	Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
Date	8 October – 1 November 451
Accepted by	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church; Church of the East; Old Catholic Church; Lutheran Churches; Anglican Communion; Reformed Churches;
Previous council	Council of Ephesus
Next council	Second Council of Constantinople
Convoked by	Emperor Marcian of the Eastern Roman Empire
President	Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople; a board of government officials and senators, led by the patrician Anatolius; Papal legates of Pope Leo I: Paschasinus of Lilybaeum, Lucentius of Asculanum, Julian of Cos, and the presbyter Boniface. (Formal presidency);
Attendance	Approx. 520
Topics	The judgements issued at the Second Council of Ephesus in 449, the alleged offences of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria, the definition of the Godhead and manhood of Christ, many disputes involving particular bishops and sees
Documents and statements	Chalcedonian Creed, 28 canons
	Chronological list of ecumenical councils

The Council of Chalcedon (/kælˈsiːdən, ˈkælsɪdɒn/; Latin: Concilium Chalcedonense)^[a] was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bithynia (modern-day Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey) from 8 October to 1 November 451.^[6] The council was attended by over 520 bishops or their representatives, making it the largest and best-documented of the first seven ecumenical councils.^[6] The principal purpose of the council was to re-assert the teachings of the ecumenical Council of Ephesus against the teachings of Eutyches and Nestorius.^[7] Such doctrines viewed Christ's divine and human natures as separate (Nestorianism) or viewed Christ as solely divine (monophysitism).^[8]

^ Moffett, Samuel H. (1992). A History of Christianity in Asia. Volume I: Beginnings to 1500. HarperCollins. p. 219.
^ ^a ^b Meyendorff 1989, pp. 287–289.
^ Moffett, Samuel H. (1992). A History of Christianity in Asia. Volume I: Beginnings to 1500. HarperCollins. p. 219.
^ Olson, Roger E. (1 April 1999). The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition Reform. InterVarsity Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8308-1505-0.
^ Price, Richard; Gaddis, Michael (2007). The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon. Vol. 45. Liverpool University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84631-100-0. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25.
^ ^a ^b "Council of Chalcedon | Description, History, & Significance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
^ "Catholic Encyclopedia: Council of Chalcedon". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
^ Worthen, Molly (2008-05-12). "The Chalcedon Problem: Rousas John Rushdoony and the Origins of Christian Reconstructionism". Church History. 77 (2): 399–437. doi:10.1017/s0009640708000590. ISSN 0009-6407. S2CID 153625926.

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[1] Moffett, Samuel H. (1992). A History of Christianity in Asia. Volume I: Beginnings to 1500. HarperCollins. p. 219.

[FOOTNOTEMeyendorff1989287–289-2] Meyendorff 1989, pp. 287–289.

[3] Moffett, Samuel H. (1992). A History of Christianity in Asia. Volume I: Beginnings to 1500. HarperCollins. p. 219.

[4] Olson, Roger E. (1 April 1999). The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition Reform. InterVarsity Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8308-1505-0.

[5] Price, Richard; Gaddis, Michael (2007). The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon. Vol. 45. Liverpool University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84631-100-0. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25.

[:2-7] "Council of Chalcedon | Description, History, & Significance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

[8] "Catholic Encyclopedia: Council of Chalcedon". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

[9] Worthen, Molly (2008-05-12). "The Chalcedon Problem: Rousas John Rushdoony and the Origins of Christian Reconstructionism". Church History. 77 (2): 399–437. doi:10.1017/s0009640708000590. ISSN 0009-6407. S2CID 153625926.

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Council of Chalcedon
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
Date	8 October – 1 November 451
Accepted by	Catholic Church^[1]^[2] Eastern Orthodox Church Church of the East^[3]^[2] Old Catholic Church Lutheran Churches Anglican Communion Reformed Churches^[4]
Previous council	Council of Ephesus
Next council	Second Council of Constantinople
Convoked by	Emperor Marcian of the Eastern Roman Empire
President	Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople; a board of government officials and senators, led by the patrician Anatolius Papal legates of Pope Leo I: Paschasinus of Lilybaeum, Lucentius of Asculanum, Julian of Cos, and the presbyter Boniface. (Formal presidency)^[5]
Attendance	Approx. 520
Topics	The judgements issued at the Second Council of Ephesus in 449, the alleged offences of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria, the definition of the Godhead and manhood of Christ, many disputes involving particular bishops and sees
Documents and statements	Chalcedonian Creed, 28 canons
Chronological list of ecumenical councils

Council of Chalcedon

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