On the Person of Christ

The Christology of Emperor Justinian

• Author(s): Justinian I (Emperor of the East),
• Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
• Pages: 203
• ISBN_10: 0881410896
  ISBN_13: 9780881410891
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / Rome , Religion / Christianity / Orthodox , Religion / Christian Theology / Christology , Religion / Christian Church / History ,

Description:... At the opening of the sixth century, large segments of the Roman Empire had fallen to barbarian warlords. The Churches of Rome and Constantinople were locked in a schism rooted in different attitudes towards the decrees and definitions of the Fourth Ecumenical council held at Chalcedon in 451. The emperor Justinian (527-565) dreamed of reunifying and restoring the Empire; but to accomplish this he needed a unified Church. Before Justinian ascended the throne the schism between Rome and Constantinople had been healed, largely due to Justinian's influence, but a significant segment of the Eastern population (dubbed monophysites) would not accept the union and the imperial church remained divided.