– In 451 AD, Council of Chalcedon was convened in which Pope Leon I of Rome declared the doctrine of the two natures of Jesus Christ (dyophysitism)
– Pope Dioscorus denied any terminology that refer to two wills or two natures of Jesus Christ and held onto “The one nature of God the incarnate Logos”
– As a result, the empress Pulcheria commanded to be struck and for his beard hair to be plucked out
– Many became terrified of what happened to the Pope, so they could not reject Pope Leo’s doctrine, and Pope Dioscorus was exiled to the Island of Gangra whose natives treated him harshly until the Lord used him to perform miracles
– Was exiled for five years until his death