The Formation of Byzantine Imperial Orthodoxy Continues 436, August (no date). In 431, Archbishop Nestorios of Constantinople requested Emperor Theodosius II to convene a council (now known as the Third Ecumenical Council or Council of Ephesus) to prove the soundness of his teaching that the Virgin Mary gave birth solely to the humanity of Jesus. However, Archbishop St. Cyril of Alexandria led the Council to condemn Nestorius and proclaim that Virgin Mary was indeed theotokos ("God-bearer"/"Mother of God"). Despite his conflict with St. Cyril at the Council, in August 436, Theodosios listened to Archbishop John of Antioch. They prohibited the dissemination of Nestorianism, which continued to develop only outside the Empire's border. |
