Ecumenical Councils

Macedonius was a bishop in Constantinople and claimed:

• That Jesus was less than the father

• That the Holy Spirit was not God but created by God

• That Christ was born a man and later on God dwelt in hum

• That he was no orthodox

What were the locations of each council?

• 1st in Ephesus, 2nd in Nicea, 3rd in Constantinople, 4th in Chalcedon

• 1st in Ephesus, 2nd in Constantinople, 3rd in Nicea, 4th in Chalcedon

• 1st in Nicea, 2nd in Constantinople, 3rd in Chalcedon, 4th in Ephesus

• 1st in Chalcedon, 2nd in Constantinople, 3rd in Nicea, 4th in Ephesus

Arius, a bishop from Alexandria, claimed:

• That the Holy Spirit was not God

• That Christ was born a man and later on God dwelt in him

• That Jesus was less than the fater

• That he was not orthodox

Nestorius was the pope of Constantinople who claimed:

• That the Holy Spirit was not God

• That Christ was born a man and later on God dwelt in him

• That Jesus was less than the father

• That he was not orthodox

The 4th Council was:

• In Nicea and Arius got excommunicated

• In Constantinople and Macedonius got excommunicated

• In Ephesus and Nestorius got excommunicated

• In Chalcedon and our church got excommunicated

The Oriental orthodox church consists of:

• Coptic, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Indian, Syrian

• Greek, Antiochian, Russian, Bulgarian

• Coptic, Catholic, English, Spanish

The Great Schism happened around the year 1054, where the:

• Antiochian church separated from the orthodox church

• Anglican church separated from the orthodox church

• Protestant church separated from the orthodox church

• Catholic church separated rom the orthodox church

The protestant church started in the

• 4th century

• 10th century

• 16th century

• 20th century