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Eutyches
c. 380 – c. 456
MonkPresbyter
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 380
- Died
- c. 456
- Region
- east
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Archimandrite at Constantinople whose monophysite teaching ('one nature after the union') was condemned at the Home Synod (448) and at Chalcedon (451).
- Event connection
- Council of Chalcedon (451)
- Primary source
- Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis (Sessions 1-2)
Archimandrite at Constantinople whose monophysite teaching ('one nature after the union') was condemned at the Home Synod (448) and at Chalcedon (451). Heretic.
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Common questions
- Who was Eutyches?
- Eutyches (380–456) — Archimandrite at Constantinople whose monophysite teaching ('one nature after the union') was condemned at the Home Synod (448) and at Chalcedon (451). Heretic.
- Who did Eutyches oppose?
- Flavian of Constantinople and Pope Leo I.
Sources for biography
- Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis (Sessions 1-2) primary
- Leo, Epistula 28 primary
- Theodoret, Eranistes primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed (incoming) Flavian of ConstantinopleFlavian condemned Eutyches at the Home Synod of 448.Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis Session 1
- opposed (incoming) Pope Leo ILeo condemned Eutyches's monophysitism in his Tome.Leo, Epistula 28
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Eutyches).