{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =The Council Cancel of Chalcedon was an [[ecumenical council]] that took place in , 451 AD at [[Chalcedon]] (a city in | subtopics = [[Asia Minor]]) which today is part of the city of Istanbul. It is the fourth of the first seven Ecumenical Councils in [[ChristianityHypostatic union]], and is therefore recognized as infallible in its dogmatic definitions by the [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern OrthodoxMonophysitism]] churches. It repudiated the doctrine of [[monophysitism]] (that Jesus has only one nature), and set forth the [[Chalcedonian CreedOriental Orthodoxy]], which describes the two [[nature of Christ|two natures of Christ]] - opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * [[Jesus: The man|humanity]] Christological Controversies and [[deity of Christ|full divinity]] of [[Jesus]]the Chalcedon Definition (G. The result of the council was a major schismG. 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}}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]].