Word: theodosius
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...truly called "Mother of God." Mary, said he, was Mother of Christ in His human nature only. This view, in spite of protests from Rome. Nestorius defended. St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, was appointed to inform Nestorius he must recant or be deposed and excommunicated; but in the meantime Theodosius II, Emperor of the East, called a conference at Ephesus to discuss the matter. For the orthodox Catholics, for the Nestorians, it was a long, tedious struggle. In the very first session Nestorius was anathematized, deposed, excommunicated. But Emperor Theodosius declared the session invalid, since Nestorius had been deposed unheard...
Olympic games of ancient times: abolished in 389 A. D. by Christian Emperor Theodosius after having survived nearly 12 centuries. Sport history states that the last Olympic games ended in a riot brought on by bitter dispute between the Greeks who were strictly amateurs and the professionalized Romans...