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History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

CHAPTER III
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Instigated by the monks of Alexandria, the monks of Constantinople took up arms in behalf of "the Mother of God." The quarrel rose to such a pitch that the emperor was constrained to summon a council to meet at Ephesus.

In the mean time Cyril had given a bribe of many pounds of gold to the chief eunuch of the imperial court, and had thereby obtained the influence of the emperor's sister.
"The holy virgin of the court of heaven thus found an ally of her own sex in the holy virgin of the emperor's court." Cyril hastened to the council, attended by a mob of men and women of the baser sort.

He at once assumed the presidency, and in the midst of a tumult had the emperor's rescript read before the Syrian bishops could arrive.

A single day served to complete his triumph.

All offers of accommodation on the part of Nestor were refused, his explanations were not read, he was condemned unheard.


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