Council of Constantinople “The Oak” (AD 403)
| Date | Autumn, 403 |
| Location | Constantinople |
| Number of Participants | 36 |
| Summoned by | Emperor Arcadius |
| Chaired by | Paul of Heraklea |
| Key Participants | Theophilus of Alexandria; Acacius of Beroea; Severian of Gabala; Antiochus of Ptolemais |
| Purpose | To settle the dispute between John Chrysostom of Constantinople and Theophilus of Alexandria concerning the Origenist Controversy |
| Key Events | Chrysostom accused of aiding Origenists and exiled |
| Primary Source Descriptions | Socrates, HE 6.15; Sozomen, HE 8.17-18; Theodoret, HE 5.34 |
Bibliography
Kelly, J.N.D. Golden Mouth (Grand Rapids MI: Baker, 1995), 216-227.
Simonetti, M., “Oak, Synod of” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church2 (Downers Grove IL: IVP Academic, 2014), 3:948.
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