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Which council was held during Theodosius II's reign to address the Nestorian controversy?

  • Council of Ephesus

  • Council of Chalcedon

  • Council of Nicaea

  • Council of Constantinople

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The Council of Ephesus was held in 431 during Theodosius II's reign to address the Nestorian controversy. The council condemned Nestorianism, a Christological heresy, and affirmed the doctrine of the unity of Christ's divine and human natures.
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