(649-655) Pope Martin strongly opposed
Monothelitism, a
doctrine that suggested the natures of
Christ were activated by a single
will. This doctrine was devised by
Sergius of
Constantinople to consiliate the
Egyptian Church's belief in
Monophysitism. Martin considered Monothelitism an egregious separation from the
Council of Chalcedon, which had rejected Monophysitism and declared that Christ had two natures.
Constans II was displeased with Martin's denunciation, and ordered
Byzantine troops to take him to Constantinople, where Martin died soon after being
exiled as a
traitor.