'''Monophysitism''' is 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 sugar dissolves in a cup of water therefore leaving Christ with one nature, the Divine (Greek ''mono-'' 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.

Monophysitism was condemned at the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]] held in Chalcedon in the year 451.

[[Category:Heresies]]