- Ecthesis
The Ecthesis is a letter published in 638 CE by the
Byzantine emperorHeraclius which definedmonotheletism as the official imperial form ofChristianity . It rejected the formula which opponentsSophronius andMaximus the Confessor had published at thesynod of Cyprus.The emperor sent this as an edict to all four metropolitan sees. It was signed by
Cyrus of Alexandria andArkadios II of Cyprus. But during 638 in Rome,Pope Honorius I who had supported monothelitism died. His successorPope Severinus condemned the Ecthesis, "ex cathedra ", and so was forbidden his seat until 640.
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