Eutyches
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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 interpret
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Eutyches was a male human theologian, presbyter, and archimandrite who lived during the Roman Empire and held citizenship in the Byzantine Empire. He was born in Constantinople and wrote in Ancient Greek. His religious worldview was Monophysitism.
He was convicted of heresy and died in 454. His life and work have been described by sources including Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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It is catalogued under topics including 380s births, 450s deaths and 4th-century Romans.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Occupation
- archimandrite
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Monophysitism
- Image
- Portret van Eutyches. NL-HlmNHA 53008820.JPG
- Convicted of
- heresy
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- date of birth
- 0378-01-01
- date of death
- 0454-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- described at URL
- reichstagsakten.de/res/GND/100468675
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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.
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