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Council of Chalcedon
Defined Christ as one person in two natures — divine and human, unconfused, unchanged, undivided, unseparated. Pope Leo's Tome was read aloud and accepted.
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Tome (Letter to Flavian)
Pope Leo IA reading pick tied to today's figure, quote, era, or event. Leo's letter becomes a central text for Chalcedon and the two-natures formula.
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