Third Council of Constantinople
6th Ecumenical Council of the Christian churches (680–681) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Third Council of Constantinople, counted as the Sixth Ecumenical Council[1] by the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, as well as by certain other Western Churches, met in 680–681 and condemned monoenergism and monothelitism as heretical and defined Jesus Christ as having two energies and two wills (divine and human).[2]
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Date | 680–681 |
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Previous council | Second Council of Constantinople |
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Convoked by | Emperor Constantine IV |
President | Patriarch George I of Constantinople |
Attendance | Perhaps 300; signatories to the documents ranged from 43 (first session) to 174 (last session) |
Topics | Monothelitism, the human and divine wills of Jesus |
Documents and statements | Condemnation of Monothelitism |
Chronological list of ecumenical councils |
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