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The '''Council of Ephesus''' met in A.D. 431 to condemn the heresy of [[Nestorianism]], a heresy that taught that there were two distinct persons in [[Jesus Christ]], a human and a divine. Consequentially, it affirmed the right of [[Virgin Mary|Mary]] to be called [[Theotokos|"Mother of God"]]. It affirmed the [http://www.earlychurchtexts.com/main/cyrilofalex/twelve_anathemas.shtml Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria] and exiled Nestorius to the Egyptian desert.
The '''Council of Ephesus''' met in A.D. 431 to condemn the heresy of [[Nestorianism]], a heresy that taught that there were two distinct persons in [[Jesus Christ]], a human and a divine. Consequentially, it affirmed the right of [[Virgin Mary|Mary]] to be called [[Theotokos|"Mother of God"]]. It affirmed the [http://www.earlychurchtexts.com/main/cyrilofalex/twelve_anathemas.shtml Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria] and exiled Nestorius to the Egyptian desert.
The Council re-affirmed that Christ was truly God made Man. It was not the case, as some pretended, that Jesus Christ was merely a Man in Whom God dwelt in a special way. Since Christ was truly God, Mary the Mother of Christ was truly the Mother of God. It also follows as true that God died for our sins.
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