Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense; grc-gre, Σύνοδος τῆς Χαλκηδόνος, ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'') was the fourth ecumenical council
The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense; ...
in AD 451. Chalcedon
Chalcedon ( or ; , sometimes transliterated
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was an of Christianity located in 
Asia Minor
Anatolia,, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau. also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula
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(modern Turkey
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). The council was the fourth of the ecumenical councils
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