Nes·to·ri·us (n -stôr  - s, -st r-) Died a.d. 451. Syrian-born patriarch of Constantinople whose belief that Mary was the mother only of Jesus's human nature was declared heretical (431). |
Nestorius [nɛˈstɔːrɪəs]
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(Biographies / Nestorius (death date: ?451), Syrian, RELIGION: clergyman) died ?451 ad, Syrian churchman; patriarch of Constantinople (428-431); deposed for heresy by the Council of Ephesus
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| Noun | 1. | Nestorius - Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451) |
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