Nestorius
Christian theologian (c. 386–c. 451)
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An archbishop deposed for a word choice. Nestorius of Constantinople lost his see in 431 over how to speak about Mary — whether calling her "God-Bearer" risked blurring Christ's two natures. The fight wasn't metaphor; it split churches for centuries.
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Nestorius came from the Catechetical School of Antioch and became Archbishop of Constantinople on 10 April 428. A theologian careful about language, he preferred "Christ-bearer" over the common "God-Bearer" for Mary, arguing that Christ was born in his humanity, not his divinity — a distinction meant to preserve the separateness of the two natures in one person. That put him on collision course with Cyril of Alexandria. At the Council of Ephesus in 431, which Nestorius didn't attend, a majority condemned him for heresy and stripped him of his office; a counter-council led by John I of Antioch…
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