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Definition of Chalcedon
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Chalcedonian Definition
The
Chalcedonian Definition
(also
Confession
or
Creed of Chalcedon
) was adopted in A.D. 451 at the
Council of Chalcedon
in Asia Minor. That council was the fourth of the
first seven Ecumenical Councils
, which are accepted by
Chalcedonian
churches (
Eastern Orthodox
,
Catholic
, and most
Protestant
churches). It is the first Council
not
recognized by any of the
Oriental Orthodox
churches, which may be classified as
non-Chalcedonian
.
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