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Second Council of Constantinople: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 553
Location Istanbul • Turkey
Context anathema • two natures of Christ • council

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Anthimus I
Byzantine patriarch
Mosaic detail of Emperor Justinian I with a jeweled crown and halo, wearing ornate robes, from the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy.
Justinian I
Byzantine emperor
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Vigilius
pope
Pelagius I
Pelagius I
pope
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Theodore Ascidas
Greek monk-theologian