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Illustration of Commemoration of the holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council

Commemoration of the holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council

† 553

This council was held in Constantinople during the reign of Justinian the Great.

Life

This council was held in Constantinople during the reign of Justinian the Great. The council condemned the various forms of monophysitism, the heretical writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Theodoret, and the writings of Origen (particularly on universal salvation).