#REDIRECT {{summary | text=The Council of Chalcedon was an [[ecumenical council]] that took place in 451 AD at [[Chalcedon]] (a city in [[Asia Minor]]) which today is part of the city of Istanbul. It is the fourth of the first seven Ecumenical Councils in [[Christianity]], and is therefore recognized as infallible in its dogmatic definitions by the [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches. It repudiated the doctrine of [[monophysitism]] (that Jesus has only one nature), and set forth the [[Chalcedonian Creed]], which describes the two [[nature of Christ|two natures of Christ]] - [[Jesus: The man|humanity]] and [[deity of Christ|full divinity]] of [[Jesus]]. The result of the council was a major schism. This is the origin of [[Oriental Orthodoxy]] which rejected the results of this council who affirmed [[monophysitism]] and felt that this council was endorsing a form of [Nestorianism]].}} {{overview}} {{topics}}* [[Hypostatic union]] | [[Monophysitism]] | [[Oriental Orthodoxy]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} {{returnto}} [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]]