The Patriarch of Jerusalem who attacked Heraclius' Christological compromise — that Christ had two natures but one energy — as heresy. His opposition caused support for the compromise to melt away precisely when unity was most needed, contributing to the collapse of Byzantine resistance to the Muslim invasion.
Also known as: Sophronius of Jerusalem
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem who attacked Heraclius' Christological compromise — that Christ had two natures but one energy — as heresy. His opposition caused support for the compromise to melt away precisely when unity was most needed, contributing to the collapse of Byzantine resistance to the Muslim invasion.
“All was well until the Patriarch of Jerusalem, a man named Sophronius, attacked the idea's”
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