Council of Thedosioupolis

The Council of Thedosioupolis was a church synod held at Erzurum, ^[1] in Armenia between February 631 and February 632 AD. ^[2]

Background

The Armenian Apostolic Church, being Monophysite, had rejected the theological decisions of the Council of Chalcedon at the Second Council of Dvin, ^{[3] [4]} creating a schism between Armenia and the churches of Rome, Byzantium, and Antioch.

In light of this divergence from the rest of Christianity, there were calls within Armenia for restoration with the Churches that had adopted Chalcedon's canons. The Council was chaired by Cathilocos Ezr, who called for reunification with the Eastern Orthodox Church. ^{[5] [6] [7]} and Emperor Heraclius attended accompanied by both Armenian and Greek patriarchs. ^[8] The synod was part of the formation of schism between Armenian and Orthodox Christianity.

Outcome

The Council ultimately rejected the calls for reunification, and many of the differences are still being negotiated today. ^[9]

See also

• Council of Theodosiopolis (593)

References

1. Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 19 Apr 2018) page 423.
2. Walter E. Kaegi, Walter Emil Kaegi, Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (Cambridge University Press, 30 Mar 1995) page 76.
3. Armenia: The marzpans, at Britannica.
4. H.H. Karekin I's Council of Chalcedon and the Armenian Church.
5. Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity,(Oxford University Press, 2018) p423.
6. Walter E. Kaegi, Walter Emil Kaegi, Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (Cambridge University) Press, 30 Mar 1995) page 76.
7. John Meyendorff, Imperial unity and Christian divisions: the church, 450-680 AD (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1989) page 343.
8. Erzerum (Theodosiopolis), NewAdvent.org.
9. Anglican and Oriental Orthodox churches reach historic agreements(October 9, 2015).