Nestorius

American

[ne-stawr-ee-uhs, -stohr-] / nɛˈstɔr i əs, -ˈstoʊr- /

noun

died a.d. 451?, Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.

Nestorius British

/ nɛˈstɔːrɪəs /

noun

died ?451 _ad , Syrian churchman; patriarch of Constantinople (428–431); deposed for heresy by the Council of Ephesus

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Nestorius, new Patriarch of Constantinople, had declared that Mary could not be truly called "Mother of God."

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At length Emperor Theodosius gave in, and in the summer of 431 the council, satisfied that Nestorius was a rank heretic, went home.

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Nestorius was deposed, but Nestorianism continued to flourish among the Assyrians.

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But Emperor Theodosius declared the session invalid, since Nestorius had been deposed unheard.

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Nestorius criticized its use, and argued in favor of the term Mother of Christ.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

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