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Second Council of Nicaea, 787
Council under Empress Irene that rejected the Council of Hieria and affirmed the veneration of icons while distinguishing veneration from worship.
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787 · Church council
Iconophile Interlude · dated event
Dating / scope noteNicaea II rejected Hieria and affirmed veneration of icons while distinguishing veneration from worship.
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Byzantine Iconoclasm and the Triumph of Orthodoxy
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Empress IreneSecond Council of Nicaea, 787 ←convenes— Empress Irene · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-282.Iconophiles / IconodulesSecond Council of Nicaea, 787 —affirms→ Iconophiles / Iconodules · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-281.NicaeaSecond Council of Nicaea, 787 ←associated-with-event— Nicaea · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-188.Proskynesis and LatreiaSecond Council of Nicaea, 787 —articulates→ Proskynesis and Latreia · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-267.
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