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The Third Council of Dvin was a church council held in 607 (or 609-610) in the city of Dvin (then in Sasanian Armenia). The schism within the
Armenian Church Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
which had erupted as a result of the second Chalcedonian Catholicosate in Armenia (591–610), was mended, and the
Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' 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, Bi ...
of 451 was explicitly condemned. The synod saw the election of an Armenian, , as Catholicos. Abraham condemned the
Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' 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, Bi ...
in accordance with the decision of the
Second Council of Dvin The Second Council of Dvin was a church Synod or ecumenical Council held in 554 in the city of Dvin (then in Sasanian Armenia). The Second Council of Dvin was called by Catholicos Nerses II of Bagrevand, and the bishops declined to accept the ca ...
. The
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n church had however, come to support the position of the Chalcedonian Church on that Council, and this Council established the distinct split between the Armenian and Georgian Churches. Although a rift was established with the Georgian church the Council led to mending of a rift within the Armenian Church itself.Augustine Casiday, The Orthodox Christian World (Routledge, 21 Aug 2012) pag
47-48


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