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The Definition Of Chalcedon
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The Definition of Chalcedon refers to the doctrinal statement promulgated by the Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in Chalcedon (modern Kadıköy, Turkey) in 451 CE. This definition sought to resolve persistent Christological controversies that plagued the early Christian Church following the Council of Ephesus (431 CE). Its primary purpose was to articulate a precise understanding of the union of the divine and human natures in the pers…