[1] Prior to the Council of Ephesus he had been a disciple of Theodocius of Antioch and following that was head of a monastery at Rhosus in Cilicia before being made a bishop.
[2] At the Council he was voice of conciliation, taking a middle ground and keeping relations with both Parties in the Nestorian dispute.
[3] The victory of the Alexandrain/Roman factions saw his conciliatory stance as suspect and he was forced into excel for a few years after the Council.
[2] Pressure from Theoderat and the emperor Theodosius caused him to retract his position much to the distress of his former allies.
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