Meliton of Chalcedon, Metropolitan | Shaping Modern Orthodoxy
Tracing the Epochal Journey of a Pioneering Ecumenical Figure Born in the heart of Constantinople in 1913, His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon, secularly known as Sotirios Hatzis, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Orthodox Christian world. His illustrious journey began with an ordination as a Deacon in 1934 by then Metropolitan Maximos of […]
451 AD 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon
In the annals of Christian history, few events hold the same weight and consequence as the 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, convened in 451 AD. Held amidst theological turmoil surrounding the nature of Jesus Christ, the council’s pronouncements would reverberate throughout the centuries, shaping Christian belief and practice for generations to come. Christological Contention The […]