The Council of Ephesus (431): The Nestorian Controversy

431 CE · Efes · religious

Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, emphasized the two separate natures of Christ (divine and human); the title "Theotokos" (God-bearer) for Mary was debated, and Nestorius was condemned.

| The seeds of the separation of the Church of the East (Syriac) from the Western Church; Nestorianism spread as far as China.

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Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, emphasized the two separate natures of Christ (divine and human); the title "Theotokos" (God-bearer) for Mary was debated, and Nestorius was condemned.
When did The Council of Ephesus (431): The Nestorian Controversy happen?
431 CE
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