Between Christotokos and Theotokos: the construction of the figure of Mary in Nestorius of Constantinople and Cirillo of Alexandria (Iv-V centuries)

Authors

  • Ludmila Caliman Campos Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Faculdade de Ensino Superior de Linhares

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.115381

Keywords:

Christianity, Cyril of Alexandria, Nestorius of Constantinople

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the theological controversy that emerged with the advent of devotion to Mary, whose heart of the debate came down to the adoption, or not, to the title of Theotokos, and caused serious political and cultural conflicts in the ekklesia, culminating in the Council of Ephesus (431) in which the bishops Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria were the protagonists. However, in this case, wespecifically do an examination of ecclesiastical texts of Nestorius and the defense of Christotokos, beyond the conceptions of Cyril and the counter-proposal of Theotokos, in order to learn the current Marian doctrine interpreting the written considering the theological schools to which they were affiliates.

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Author Biography

  • Ludmila Caliman Campos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Faculdade de Ensino Superior de Linhares

    Mestre e doutora em História Social das Relações Políticas pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Professora associada do Laboratório de Estudos sobre o Império Romano, na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo e professora titular da Faculdade de Ensino Superior de Linhares.

Published

2016-06-30

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How to Cite

CAMPOS, Ludmila Caliman. Between Christotokos and Theotokos: the construction of the figure of Mary in Nestorius of Constantinople and Cirillo of Alexandria (Iv-V centuries). Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 174, p. 361–380, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.115381. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/115381.. Acesso em: 27 jun. 2024.