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{{summary | text__NOTOC__==Synopsis==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}}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 recognized 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. ==Contents==
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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]].
 
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