The Miracle of St. Euphemia at the Fourth Ecumenical Council
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The miraculous sign of St. Euphemia at the 4th Fourth Ecumenical in Chalcedon proved the truth of the Orthodox confession of two natures in Christ, united and yet distinct. This text includes a brief Life of St. Euphemia, the events of the 4th Ecumenical Council, including those preceding it, and the miracle of St. Euphemia.
St. Euphemia's miracle is commemorated on July 11th. She is also commemorated on September 16th.
This reading is from The Great Synaxaristes (Lives of Saints)
Thumbnail: icon of St. Euphemia embracing the Orthodox confession in her hands and placing the heretical Monophysite confession under her feet.
-READ the Life of St. Euphemia:
https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/09/16/102626-great-martyr-euphemia-the-all-praised
-READ additional historical sources testifying of St. Euphemia's miracle:
https://arizonaorthodox.com/2022/07/21/historical-sources-for-the-miracle-of-st-euphemia-at-the-fourth-ecumenical-synod/
-BUY ($6) the best text in English (to my knowledge) on the Non-Chalcedonian/Oriental/Monophysite controversy: "The Non-Chalcedonian Heresy" by Elder George of Gregoriou
https://www.ctosonline.org/ecumenism/N.html
-MORE resources on the Orthodox and Non-Chalcedonians, including recent developments:
http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/ea_mono.aspx
-WATCH videos by David Erhan refuting the heresies of the Non-Chalcedonians:
https://youtu.be/TAa2iwupUZA?si=RscJPZLdAqbCb-FL
-READ teachings from St. Justin Popovich, Vladyka Philaret of NY, and St. John Maximovitch on "The Anti-Chalcedonian Monophysites"
-READ Craig Truglia has a handful of articles and videos on this issue, including some videos with an Oriental Orthodox subdeacon. Here is one article:
https://orthodoxchristiantheology.com/2022/07/14/the-miaphysite-schisms-inauspicious-origin/
-FIND an Orthodox parish and monastery near you:
https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/
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