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	According to the Council, Nestorianism overemphasized the human nature of [[Jesus Christ\|Christ]] at the expense of the divine. The Council denounced Patriarch [[Nestorius]]' teaching as erroneous. Nestorius taught that the Virgin Mary gave birth to a man, [[Jesus Christ]], not God the [[Logos]]. The Logos only dwelt in Christ, as in a Temple (Christ, therefore, was only ''Theophoros'': the "Bearer of God.") Consequently, the [[Virgin Mary]] should be called ''Christotokos'' ("Mother of Christ") and not ''[[Theotokos]]'' ("Birth-giver of God").		According to the Council, Nestorianism overemphasized the human nature of [[Jesus Christ\|Christ]] at the expense of the divine. The Council denounced Patriarch [[Nestorius]]' teaching as erroneous. Nestorius taught that the Virgin Mary gave birth to a man, [[Jesus Christ]], not God the [[Logos]]. The Logos only dwelt in Christ, as in a Temple (Christ, therefore, was only ''Theophoros'': the "Bearer of God.") Consequently, the [[Virgin Mary]] should be called ''Christotokos'' ("Mother of Christ") and not ''[[Theotokos]]'' ("Birth-giver of God").

	The Council decreed that Christ was one person, not two separate "people": fully God and fully man, with a rational soul and body. The Virgin Mary is ''[[Theotokos]]'' because she gave birth not to a mere man but to God as a man. The [[~~theandric~~ union\|union of the two natures]] of Christ took place in such a fashion that one did not disturb the other.		The Council decreed that Christ was one person, not two separate "people": fully God and fully man, with a rational soul and body. The Virgin Mary is ''[[Theotokos]]'' because she gave birth not to a mere man but to God as a man. The [[Theandric union\|union of the two natures]] of Christ took place in such a fashion that one did not disturb the other.

	The Council also declared the text of the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] to be complete and forbade any additional change to it. In addition, it condemned [[Pelagianism]].		The Council also declared the text of the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] to be complete and forbade any additional change to it. In addition, it condemned [[Pelagianism]].
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	The Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council are commemorated on [[September 9]] and also on the 9th Sunday after [[Pentecost]] the [[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils]].		The Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council are commemorated on [[September 9]] and also on the 9th Sunday after [[Pentecost]] the [[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils]].

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The '''Third Ecumenical Council''' was held in Ephesus, Asia Minor, in 431 under Emperor [[Theodosius II]], grandson of [[Theodosius I|Theodosius the Great]]. It is also known as the '''Council of Ephesus'''. Approximately 200 [[bishop]]s were present, though procedings began in haste before the arrival of the bishops from the west. The procedings were conducted in a heated atmosphere of confrontation and recriminations. It was the third of the [[Ecumenical Councils]], and was chiefly concerned with [[Nestorianism]].

==Christological Controversies==
According to the Council, Nestorianism overemphasized the human nature of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] at the expense of the divine. The Council denounced Patriarch [[Nestorius]]' teaching as erroneous. Nestorius taught that the Virgin Mary gave birth to a man, [[Jesus Christ]], not God the [[Logos]]. The Logos only dwelt in Christ, as in a Temple (Christ, therefore, was only ''Theophoros'': the "Bearer of God.") Consequently, the [[Virgin Mary]] should be called ''Christotokos'' ("Mother of Christ") and not ''[[Theotokos]]'' ("Birth-giver of God").

The Council decreed that Christ was one person, not two separate "people": fully God and fully man, with a rational soul and body. The Virgin Mary is ''[[Theotokos]]'' because she gave birth not to a mere man but to God as a man. The [[theandric union|union of the two natures]] of Christ took place in such a fashion that one did not disturb the other.

The Council also declared the text of the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] to be complete and forbade any additional change to it. In addition, it condemned [[Pelagianism]].

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==Additional significance==
The [[autocephaly]] of the [[Church of Cyprus]] was established, overriding claims by the Patriarch of Antioch.

==Commemoration ==
The Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council are commemorated on [[September 9]] and also on the 9th Sunday after [[Pentecost]] the [[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils]].

==Source==
*[[Wikipedia:Council of Ephesus|Wikipedia - Council of Ephesus]]

==External link==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102555 Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council] – [[OCA]] website.

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[[Category:Canon Law]]

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