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John of Ephesus

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John of Ephesus (ĕf`əsəs), c.505–c.585, Syrian Monophysite historian, bishop of Ephesus. He became a leader of the Monophysites (see Monophysitism Monophysitism (mənŏf`ĭsĭt'ĭzəm) [Gr.,=belief in one nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent.
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), and Byzantine Emperor Justinian, whose favor he enjoyed, set him over the Monophysite community in Constantinople. John suffered greatly in the persecution of his sect after 571. His Ecclesiastical History makes an unusual effort to avoid prejudice. It is especially valuable for the events of the 6th cent. He is also called John of Asia.


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