Chalcedon
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Chalcedon was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located to the south of Chrysopolis and almost directly opposite Byzantium across the Bosporus strait, in Europe. At present,
The Church of St. Euphemia, which serves as the Greek Orthodox cathedral of the Metropolitan Diocese, was named after Saint Euphemia the All-praised, a virgin martyr who died in Chalcedon for her faith in 303 AD
Funerary stele from the 1st century BC
Small silver jug from Chalcedon
Nicetas of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon
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The Council of Chalcedon was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bithynia from 8 October
Chalcedon
…tribunal, where Julian the Apostate brought his enemies to trial. In 451 AD, an ecumenical council of Christian leaders convened here. See below for this Council of Chalcedon. The general Belisarius probably spent his years of retirement on his estate of Rufinianae in Chalcedonia…
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, 1876 painting by Vasily Surikov
Council of Chalcedon, fresco at Ferapontov Monastery, c. 1502
Council of Chalcedon in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB