Nestorian Christianity

Nestorian Christianity refers to a branch of Christianity that follows the teachings of Nestorius, a 5th-century patriarch of Constantinople. He emphasized a distinction between the divine and human natures of Jesus Christ, arguing that Mary should not be called "Theotokos" (Mother of God) but "Christotokos" (Mother of Christ). This belief led to significant theological controversy and was deemed heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. Nestorianism spread predominantly to the East, influencing churches in Persia and Central Asia, and it contributed to the development of the Assyrian Church of the East and other communities in that region.