The was a pivotal local synod convened in the Basilica of St. John Lateran to address the growing Monothelite heresy . Organized by the Roman papacy without imperial approval, it marked a rare instance of ecclesiastical defiance against the Byzantine Emperor. 1. Convocation & Context
The council was a direct response to the "Typos" (648) , an imperial decree by Emperor Constans II that forbade any discussion of whether Christ had one or two "wills" or "energies". The was a pivotal local synod convened in the Basilica of St
It was originally planned by Pope Theodore I , but following his death, his successor, Pope Martin I , formally convened it shortly after his own consecration in 649. St. Maximus the Confessor
St. Maximus the Confessor , a Constantinopolitan monk, was the intellectual architect of the council, drafting many of its canons and theological arguments. 2. Core Outcomes a Constantinopolitan monk
