Theodoret (thēŏd`ərĕt), c.393–c.458, Syrian churchman and theologian. He was a monk of Apamaea and a lifelong friend of Nestorius. In 423 he went unwillingly to be bishop of Cyrus, Syria, where he furthered the work of the church in a difficult see. At the time of the controversy over Nestorianism Nestorianism, Christian heresy that held Jesus to be two distinct persons, closely and inseparably united. In 428, Emperor Theodosius II named an abbot of Antioch, Nestorius (d. 451?), as patriarch of Constantinople.
..... Click the link for more information. , Theodoret felt that Nestorius was misunderstood. As a result, he had a bitter controversy with St. Cyril Cyril, Saint (Saint Cyril of Alexandria) (sĭr`əl), d. A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. of Alexandria. At the Council of Ephesus (431), Theodoret voted to depose Cyril. In 449 the Robber Synod of Ephesus led by Eutyches Eutyches (y
`tĭkēs), c.378–c.
..... Click the link for more information. declared Theodoret deposed, but Pope Leo I invalidated this decree. At the Council of Chalcedon (451), Theodoret reluctantly joined in the condemnation of Nestorianism, still holding that it misrepresented his friend. His writings against St. Cyril were condemned in Justinian's Three Chapters (see Monophysitism Monophysitism (mənŏf`ĭsĭt'ĭzəm) [Gr.,=belief in one nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. ), but the church has never condemned him. A theologian of the Antiochene school, he was much less extreme than his tutor, Theodore of Mopsuestia Theodore of Mopsuestia (mŏp'syĕs`chə), c.
..... Click the link for more information. .
..... Click the link for more information. , Theodoret felt that Nestorius was misunderstood. As a result, he had a bitter controversy with St. Cyril Cyril, Saint (Saint Cyril of Alexandria) (sĭr`əl), d. A.D.
..... Click the link for more information. of Alexandria. At the Council of Ephesus (431), Theodoret voted to depose Cyril. In 449 the Robber Synod of Ephesus led by Eutyches Eutyches (y
`tĭkēs), c.378–c...... Click the link for more information. declared Theodoret deposed, but Pope Leo I invalidated this decree. At the Council of Chalcedon (451), Theodoret reluctantly joined in the condemnation of Nestorianism, still holding that it misrepresented his friend. His writings against St. Cyril were condemned in Justinian's Three Chapters (see Monophysitism Monophysitism (mənŏf`ĭsĭt'ĭzəm) [Gr.,=belief in one nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. ), but the church has never condemned him. A theologian of the Antiochene school, he was much less extreme than his tutor, Theodore of Mopsuestia Theodore of Mopsuestia (mŏp'sy
ĕs`chə), c...... Click the link for more information. .
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