biography
| name: |
Theodoret (of Cyrrhus)
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pronunciation:
[theeodoret]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.393–c.458)
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| biography:
| Theologian and Church historian, born in Antioch, S Turkey (formerly Syria). He entered a monastery, and in 423 became Bishop of Cyrrhus. Deeply involved in the Nestorian and Eutychian controversies, he was deposed by the Council of Ephesus in 449, though restored by the Council of Chalcedon two years later. His works consist of commentaries, histories of the Church, orations, and letters. |
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