Monophysitism
One-nature heresy
Monophysitism is the Christian theological doctrine that Christ has only one nature—divine—rather than being both divine and human.
The position was declared heretical by the Council of Chalcedon in 451, which affirmed Christ's two natures united in one person.
Several Eastern churches, including the Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox, are sometimes called Monophysite, though they generally prefer "Miaphysite" to distinguish their view that the two natures are unified rather than that humanity is absent.
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- Oriental OrthodoxyPre-schism Eastern Christian communion
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
Church assembly settling incarnation doctrine
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
canon · creed · dogma · schism · excommunication · ecclesiastical
Early Egyptian patriarch, theologian
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- divine natureGodlike quality or essence
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
Historic Turkish metropolis
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- Byzantine EmpireMedieval eastern Roman state
- imperial policyEmpire's governing principles
Justinian · patriarch · Alexandria · Antioch · Eastern Christianity
Alexandria
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- Oriental OrthodoxyPre-schism Eastern Christian communion
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
Council of Chalcedon
Church assembly settling incarnation doctrine
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
condemnation · canon · creed · dogma · schism · excommunication · ecclesiastical
Cyril of Alexandria
Early Egyptian patriarch, theologian
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- divine natureGodlike quality or essence
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
Constantinople
Historic Turkish metropolis
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- Byzantine EmpireMedieval eastern Roman state
Justinian · imperial policy · patriarch · Alexandria · Antioch · Eastern Christianity
Gnosticism
Salvation through hidden wisdom
- heterodoxyUnorthodox belief or opinion
- Christian doctrinesalvation by faith, trinity, Trinity, Holy Trinity, creeds
- Church disputesschism, Great Schism, Arian controversy, iconoclasm, papal infallibility
- heresyheretic, heretical, heretics, apostasy, apostate
- heresiesGnosticism, heresy, Bogomilism, unorthodoxy, heterodoxy
- theologyecclesiology, eschatology, Christology, God, dogmatics
- African ChristianityAugustine, Carthage, Copts, desert fathers, North Africa