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Justin I

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As a defender of the decisions of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|451 Council at Chalcedon]], Justin’s ascent to the throne brought a complete reversal in policies concerning the Christian Church in Constantinople, as he rejected Anastasius’ support of the non-Chalcedonians. As a consequence the [[Monophysitism|Monophysites]] came under attack and persecution as Justin’s government sought to quickly restore church life as defined by Chalcedon.
The bishops of the Constantinople region were called to a [[synod]] in Constantinople on [[July 20]], 518 that pronounced [[anathema]] against Severus of Antioch and others. The decrees of the synod were promulgated to the [[bishop]]s by letter from Patriarch John of Constantinople. When Pope Hormisdas received notification of the new events, he replied with a non-negotiable position that called for condemnation of [[Acacius of Constantinople|Acacius]], the Patriarch of Alexandria who had written the ''[[Henoticon]]'' and caused the ‘[[Acacian schismSchism]]’ during the reign of [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]], his heretical successors, all hierarchs who remained in communion with him, and the emperors Zeno and Anastasius. Patr. John under pressure signed the papal ''libellus'' in the presence of Emperor Justin, the senate, and the [[clergy]] on [[March 28]], 519.
Hormisdas’ extreme position effectively meant [[excommunication]] of all the bishops in the east after 484. However, resistance to the papal position soon came and thwarted its implementation that proved, if anything, the futility of Hormisdas’ policy of intransigence in the face of the problem with the Monophysites.
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