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==Controversy==
Dioscorus I of Alexandria is considered a [[saint]] by the [[Coptic]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac]], and other [[Oriental Orthodoxy]] churches. He is considered a [[heretic]] by the Eastern Orthodox Church, though some commentators like Anatolius and [[John S. Romanides]] think that Dioscorus was not deposed at [[Council of Chalcedon|Chalcedon]] (451) because of the faith, but for his grave administrative errors at the [[Robber Council of Ephesus]] (449), which included restoring [[Eutyches]] the heretic and the attack on [[Flavian the Confessor|Flavian]], and because he (Dioscorus) had excommunicated Pope [[Leo the Great|Leo of Rome]], and also because at Chalcedon he refused to appear in front of the Council although he was summoned to it three times.<ref>[http://www.romanity.org/htm/rom.06.en.orthodox_and_oriental_orthodox_consultation.htm Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Consultation: Leo of Rome's Support of Theodoret, Dioscorus of Alexandria's Support of Eutyches and the Lifting of the Anathemas] by John S. Romanides</ref>
His character and stance are subject to contravention between the Oriental Orthodoxy churches on one side and the [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] churches on the other.