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{{cleanup}}'''Bold textMonophysitism'''Monophysite Controversyis a [[Christological]] [[heresy]] that originated in the 5th century A.D. Its proponent was the [[monk]] [[Eutyches]], who stated that in the person of [[Jesus Christ]] the human nature was absorbed into the divine nature like a cube of surgar disolves in a cup of water therefore leaving Christ with one nature, the Divine (Greek ''mono-'Bold text'one, ''fysis'' - Nature). Eutyches formulated this doctrine in response to the heresy of [[Nestorianism]], which divided the person of Christ almost to the point of having two seperate persons.
A 5th century heresy formulated by a monk, Eutyches who stated that in the person of Jesus Christ, the human nature Monophysitism was absorbed into the divine nature like a cube of surgar disolves in a cup of water therefore leaving Christ with one nature, the Divine (Greek Mono- one, Fysis - Nature). Eutyches formulated this doctrine in order to combat the Nestorian view, which divided condemned at the person of Christ almost to the point of having to seperate persons. The heresy of monophysitism was condemned in 4th [[Fourth Ecumenical council Council]] held in Chalcedon in the year 451. To this day, the Copts and others are the unfortunate schisms existing to this day as a result of that heresy.{{stub}}[[Category:Heresies]]