Byzantine Iconoclasm
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Byzantine Iconoclasm was a turbulent period in the Byzantine Empire marked by intense theological and political conflict over the veneration of religious images, leading to waves of icon destruction and restoration.
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Target entity: Byzantine Iconoclasm Context triple: [Second Council of Nicaea, partOf, Byzantine Iconoclasm]
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East–West Schism
The East–West Schism was the 1054 split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by long-standing theological, political, and cultural disputes that permanently divided Western and Eastern Christianity.
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Photian Schism
The Photian Schism was a 9th-century ecclesiastical dispute between the Eastern and Western Christian churches centered on the contested patriarchate of Constantinople and papal authority, foreshadowing the later East–West Schism.
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Late Byzantine period
The Late Byzantine period was the final era of the Byzantine Empire, marked by political decline, territorial loss, and cultural resilience leading up to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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Western Schism
The Western Schism was a prolonged split within the Catholic Church (1378–1417) during which multiple rival claimants to the papacy simultaneously asserted their legitimacy, deeply dividing Christendom.
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Christianization of the Balkans
The Christianization of the Balkans was the gradual process during the early and high Middle Ages by which the diverse pagan and heretical populations of the Balkan Peninsula were converted to Christianity under the influence of Byzantine, Latin, and later Slavic powers.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Byzantine Iconoclasm Target entity description: Byzantine Iconoclasm was a turbulent period in the Byzantine Empire marked by intense theological and political conflict over the veneration of religious images, leading to waves of icon destruction and restoration.
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A.
East–West Schism
The East–West Schism was the 1054 split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by long-standing theological, political, and cultural disputes that permanently divided Western and Eastern Christianity.
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B.
Photian Schism
The Photian Schism was a 9th-century ecclesiastical dispute between the Eastern and Western Christian churches centered on the contested patriarchate of Constantinople and papal authority, foreshadowing the later East–West Schism.
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C.
Late Byzantine period
The Late Byzantine period was the final era of the Byzantine Empire, marked by political decline, territorial loss, and cultural resilience leading up to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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D.
Western Schism
The Western Schism was a prolonged split within the Catholic Church (1378–1417) during which multiple rival claimants to the papacy simultaneously asserted their legitimacy, deeply dividing Christendom.
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E.
Christianization of the Balkans
The Christianization of the Balkans was the gradual process during the early and high Middle Ages by which the diverse pagan and heretical populations of the Balkan Peninsula were converted to Christianity under the influence of Byzantine, Latin, and later Slavic powers.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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political conflict ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ theological conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
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surface form:
Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy
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| cause |
imperial desire to control the church
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military and political crises of the 7th and 8th centuries ⓘ theological objections to image veneration ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| endCause |
Synod of Constantinople in 843
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policies of Empress Theodora ⓘ restoration of icon veneration ⓘ |
| endTime | 843 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Byzantine art history
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Byzantine theology ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
changes in church decoration
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confiscation of monastic property ⓘ destruction of icons ⓘ development of Orthodox theology of images ⓘ persecution of monks ⓘ tension between church and state ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Iconoclasm
Byzantine Iconoclasm self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Iconoclasm
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| influenced |
later Orthodox attitudes toward icons
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medieval debates on images in Western Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic aniconism
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Jewish aniconic traditions ⓘ |
| location |
Aegean islands
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surface form:
Aegean Islands
Asia Minor ⓘ Balkans ⓘ Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
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| mainTopic | veneration of religious images ⓘ |
| opposedBy | iconodules ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| significantEvent |
Council of Hieria
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Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ Triumph of Orthodoxy ⓘ destruction of the Chalke Gate icon ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Constantine V
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Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ Empress Theodora ⓘ John of Damascus ⓘ Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Leo V the Armenian ⓘ Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople ⓘ Theodore Studites ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore the Studite
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| startTime | 726 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | iconoclasts ⓘ |
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Subject: Byzantine Iconoclasm Description of subject: Byzantine Iconoclasm was a turbulent period in the Byzantine Empire marked by intense theological and political conflict over the veneration of religious images, leading to waves of icon destruction and restoration.
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