Nestorius

Example:The Nestorian Christians in the Far East were known for their missionary work and the establishment of churches in new territories.

Definition:A branch of Christianity that developed in Iran and Mesopotamia, influenced by Nestorius, characterized by a doctrine that separates Christ's human and divine natures more sharply.

Example:The doctrine of the two separate natures of Christ led to the Nestorian heresy and its subsequent condemnation by the Council of Chalcedon.

Definition:A term used to describe the teachings of Nestorius that were deemed heretical by the Church, which proposed that Christ's divine and human natures were separate and distinct.