THE COUNCIL OF 2 CONSTANTINOPLE (AD 553)
Convoked in AD 553 during the reign of the emperor Justinian, this council confirmed Ephesus’ and Chalcedon’s teaching on Christ’s two natures and condemned the “Three Chapters,” which were writings with Nestorian leanings. The emperor himself confessed his faith in the famous Church hymn “Only Begotten Son and Word of God,” which is still sung during the Divine Liturgy.
The council's dogmatic formulas are found in two sets of anathemas. The Capitula of the Council comprise fourteen anathemas, the first ten of which give precising definitions of the hypostatic union, the last four of which condemn the writings of assorted heretics (most notably Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret, and Ibas, men whose works are known collectively as the "Three Chapters"). The Anathemas against Origen comprise fifteen dogmatic formulas all condemning the bizarre teachings of Origen, an influential heretic whose dates are AD 185-232.
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