CHURCH_DOCUMENT
Council of Chalcedon
Document of the Catholic Church
The fourth ecumenical council (451) promulgated the Chalcedonian Definition: Christ is one person in two natures, divine and human, 'without confusion, change, division, or separation.' It condemned Monophysitism (Eutychianism).
key Themes
- Two natures of Christ
- Hypostatic union
- Monophysitism condemned
document Type
council_document
issuing Authority
Catholic Church
issued Date
0451-01-01
canonical Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon