Second Council of Nicaea
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The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Council of Nicaea canonical | 31 |
| 787 (Second Council of Nicaea) | 1 |
| Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea | 1 |
| Nicaea II | 1 |
| Second Council of Nicaea (787) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20006 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Council of Nicaea Context triple: [Eastern Orthodox Christianity, recognizesCouncil, Second Council of Nicaea]
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A.
Second Council of Constantinople
The Second Council of Constantinople was a 6th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that addressed Christological controversies, particularly those surrounding the writings associated with the so-called "Three Chapters."
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B.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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C.
Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
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D.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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E.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Council of Nicaea Target entity description: The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
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A.
Second Council of Constantinople
The Second Council of Constantinople was a 6th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that addressed Christological controversies, particularly those surrounding the writings associated with the so-called "Three Chapters."
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B.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople was the second ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 381, which expanded the Nicene Creed and clarified Trinitarian doctrine against Arian and other heresies.
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C.
Third Council of Constantinople
The Third Council of Constantinople was a 7th-century ecumenical council that condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ possesses both a divine and a human will.
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D.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a pivotal 5th-century ecumenical council that defined orthodox Christology by affirming Christ as one person in two distinct natures, fully divine and fully human.
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E.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a pivotal 4th-century Christian ecumenical council that defined core doctrines such as the divinity of Christ and produced the original Nicene Creed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ |
| affirmed |
Christological basis for images of Christ
ⓘ
tradition of the Church Fathers ⓘ use of icons in churches ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicaea II
Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Ecumenical Council
|
| approvedBy | Pope Hadrian I ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
Third Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
seventh ecumenical council
|
| condemned |
Council of Hieria
ⓘ
iconoclast teachings ⓘ |
| convokedBy |
Emperor Constantine VI
ⓘ
Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| declaredThat |
veneration of icons is permissible and beneficial
ⓘ
worship (latria) is due to God alone ⓘ |
| denomination |
Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| distinguishedBetween | veneration (proskynesis) and adoration (latria) ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Second Council of Nicaea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea
|
| endTime | 787-10-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| follows | Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
condemnation of iconoclasm
ⓘ
end of first phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ restoration of the veneration of icons ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legalForm |
canons
ⓘ
dogmatic definitions ⓘ |
| location |
Nicaea
ⓘ
Nicaea ⓘ
surface form:
Nicea
|
| locationNowIn |
Turkey
ⓘ
İznik ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | some Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| numberOfCanons | 22 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
history of Christianity ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 787 ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Tarasios of Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | last ecumenical council accepted by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| startTime | 787-09-24 ⓘ |
| topic |
iconoclasm
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liturgy ⓘ relics ⓘ sacred images ⓘ saints ⓘ veneration of icons ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Council of Nicaea Description of subject: The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 787, best known for restoring the veneration of icons and condemning iconoclasm.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nicaea II
this entity surface form:
Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea
this entity surface form:
787 (Second Council of Nicaea)
subject surface form:
Byzantine Iconoclasm
subject surface form:
Constantine VI
subject surface form:
Regency of Irene of Athens
subject surface form:
Regency of Irene of Athens
subject surface form:
Regency of Irene of Athens
this entity surface form:
Second Council of Nicaea (787)