The Council of Thedosioupolis was a church synod held at Erzurum,Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 19 Apr 2018) page 423. in Armenia between February 631 and February 632 AD.Walter E. Kaegi, Walter Emil Kaegi, Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (Cambridge University Press, 30 Mar 1995) page 76.
Background The Armenian Apostolic Church, being Monophysite, had rejected the theological decisions of the Council of Chalcedon at the Second Council of Dvin, Armenia: The marzpans, at Britannica.H.H. Karekin I's Council of Chalcedon and the Armenian Church. creating a schism between Armenia and the churches of Rome, Byzantium, and Antioch.
In light of this divergence from the rest of Christianity, there were calls within Armenia for restoration with the Churches that had adopted Chalcedon's canons. The council was chaired by Cathilocos Ezra I, who called for reunification with the Eastern Orthodox Church.Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity,(Oxford University Press, 2018) p423.Walter E. Kaegi, Walter Emil Kaegi, Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (Cambridge University) Press, 30 Mar 1995) page 76.John Meyendorff, Imperial unity and Christian divisions: the church, 450-680 AD (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1989) page 343. and Emperor Heraclius attended accompanied by both Armenian and Greek patriarchs.Erzerum (Theodosiopolis), NewAdvent.org. Under pressure, Ezra agreed to the accords, but the compromise was eventually rejected by recusants such as Hovnan Mayravanetsi. This rejection of the synod was part of the formation of schism between Armenian and Orthodox Christianity.
Outcome The Armenians ultimately rejected the terms for a reunification proposed at the summit, and many of the differences are still being negotiated today. Anglican and Oriental Orthodox churches reach historic agreements(October 9, 2015).
See also Council of Theodosiopolis (593)
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