Alexandria, Quasi Roma: la disputa dels patriarques nestori i ciril en el marc del conflicte teològico-polític de les natures de Crist.

Abstract

After the legalization of Christianity and the Council of Nicaea, Christianity entered a period of consolidation and doctrinal structuring, with the 5th century marked by theological disputes regarding the nature of Christ. This period was defined by the conflict between Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria, who embodied opposing christological positions. The tensions between them, which raised fundamental questions such as the number of natures of Christ, triggered a series of councils, such as those of Ephesus and Chalcedon, which sought to establish a common doctrine among orthodox Christianity and end the disputes between the schools of Alexandria and Antioch. However, these councils did not fully resolve the disputes and led to significant divisions within Christianity. In recent historical research, the supposed heresy of Nestorius has begun to be seen as the result of a theological misunderstanding, exacerbated by the political tensions between thePope of Rome and the Eastern sees, particularly Alexandria and Constantinople.
This new interpretation allows for a revaluation of the conflict and its repercussions in shaping the different Christian traditions.