Eutyches
Sign in to savethumb|1701 engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe Eutyches (; c. 375–454) or Eutyches of Constantinople was a presbyter and archimandrite at Constantinople. He first came to notice in 431 at the First Council of Ephesus, for his vehement opposition to the teachings of Nestorius. Eutyches was condemned for having adopted a polar opposite view of Nestorianism, where the two natures (Greek: hypostases) of Christ fuse together to form one, single Divine nature, dubbed Monophysitism. This was condemned at the Council of Chalcedon and Third Council of Ephesus. He himself, however, would reject this interpret
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- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 0454-00-00
- Works
- 20
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- Anthrōpinē physē
- Imperialismos
- Dialektikē kai neōterē physikē
- Apo tēn pyra ston Amvōna
- Hē hylē kai to pneuma
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- Born
- 1 January 378
- Died
- 454
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Occupation
- archimandrite
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Monophysitism
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- Portret van Eutyches. NL-HlmNHA 53008820.JPG
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thumb|1701 engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe Eutyches (; c. 375–454) or Eutyches of Constantinople was a presbyter and archimandrite at Constantinople. He first came to notice in 431 at the First Council of Ephesus, for his vehement opposition to the teachings of Nestorius. Eutyches was condemned for having adopted a polar opposite view of Nestorianism, where the two natures (Greek: hypostases) of Christ fuse together to form one, single Divine nature, dubbed Monophysitism. This was condemned at the Council of Chalcedon and Third Council of Ephesus. He himself, however, would reject this interpretation of his thought.
==Life== Eutyches was an archimandrite of a monastery outside the walls of Constantinople, where he ruled over 300 monks. He was much respected and was godfather to Chrysaphius, an influential eunuch at the court of Theodosius II.