Theodosios von Alexandrien (535-566): ökumenischer Patriarch der Miaphysiten
The last outstanding personage of the antichalcedonian movement in the 6th century, Theodosios (535–566), Patriarch of Alexandria. At a time when the antichalcedonian hierarchy was almost destroyed, he was the only one remaining being able to give the decisive impulses for reestablishing the miaphys...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie |
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| Language: | German |
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1999
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theodosius of Alexandria
/ Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche von Alexandrien
/ Monophysitism
/ History 535-566
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa KDG Free church |
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| Summary: | The last outstanding personage of the antichalcedonian movement in the 6th century, Theodosios (535–566), Patriarch of Alexandria. At a time when the antichalcedonian hierarchy was almost destroyed, he was the only one remaining being able to give the decisive impulses for reestablishing the miaphysite churches in Syria, Mesopotamia, Arabia and Egypt. Because of his comprehensive and universal responsibility for the antichalcedonian Church, he has been called by his adherents "Ecumenical Patriarch" several times. Theodosios' writings, preserved in Syriac translation with some Arabic and Ethiopie fragments, are of utmost interest for the history of dogma and show the theological themes of the 6th century. In this time a series of theological developments arose which are not very frequently studied: Aphtartodocetists, Agnoëtists, and Tritheists. Theodosios reacts in his writings to these trends to defend the orthodoxy of his faith. Furthermore it is shown that the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553) had no consequences for several churches, because at that time they were already outside the borders of the Imperium Romanum and its Church. Even in the second half of the 6th century the controversy between Chalcedonians and Antichalcedonians was not resolved. The Roman Emperor allowed in 566 a lot of antichalcedonian bishops to return from exile. Theodosios died a few month before and could not enjoy this amnesty anymore. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-2895 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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