CHURCH_DOCUMENT
Council of Ephesus
Document of the Catholic Church
The third ecumenical council (431) condemned Nestorianism and affirmed that the one person of Christ is both God and man, so that Mary is rightly called Theotokos — Mother of God — because the one she bore is the eternal Son made flesh.
key Themes
- Theotokos (Mother of God)
- Nestorianism condemned
- One person of Christ
document Type
council_document
issuing Authority
Catholic Church
issued Date
0431-01-01
canonical Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ephesus