Council of Hieria
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The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Hieria canonical | 12 |
| Synod of Hieria | 2 |
| Council of Hiereia | 1 |
| Iconoclastic Council of Hieria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T609068 — 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: Council of Hieria Context triple: [Second Council of Nicaea, condemned, Council of Hieria]
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A.
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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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.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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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.
Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
- 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: Council of Hieria Target entity description: The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
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A.
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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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.
Lateran Council of 649
The Lateran Council of 649 was a significant 7th-century ecclesiastical assembly in Rome that condemned Monothelitism and articulated key doctrines on Christology and Marian teaching within the early medieval Church.
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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.
Council of Ephesus
The Council of Ephesus was a major 5th-century ecumenical council of the Christian Church that condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine council
ⓘ
church council ⓘ iconoclast council ⓘ |
| affirmed |
veneration of the Eucharist
ⓘ
veneration of the cross ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council of Hieria
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surface form:
Council of Hiereia
Iconoclast Council of 754 ⓘ Council of Hieria ⓘ
surface form:
Synod of Hieria
|
| associatedWith | Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ |
| condemnationDate | 787 ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Second Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
iconophile bishops ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Byzantine imperial authority
ⓘ
Constantine V ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| declared |
religious images are contrary to Christian teaching
ⓘ
veneration of icons is idolatrous ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| doctrinalPosition | iconoclasm ⓘ |
| ecumenicalStatus | not an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| excludedGroup |
patriarch of Constantinople
ⓘ
pope of Rome ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | deepened the division between iconoclasts and iconophiles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
surface form:
First Iconoclasm
|
| influenced | imperial iconoclastic policy ⓘ |
| issued | dogmatic definition against icons ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterStatus | condemned as heretical ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Hieria
ⓘ
imperial palace of Hieria ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| numberOfBishops | over 300 ⓘ |
| opposedConcept |
use of religious images
ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Christian theology
ⓘ
history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
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surface form:
Byzantine iconoclast emperors
|
| rejected |
pictorial representations of Christ
ⓘ
pictorial representations of the Virgin Mary ⓘ pictorial representations of the saints ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 754 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | eighth century ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | Old Testament prohibitions of images ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Hieria Description of subject: The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Hiereia
this entity surface form:
Synod of Hieria
subject surface form:
Byzantine Iconoclasm
this entity surface form:
Synod of Hieria
subject surface form:
Council of Hieria
this entity surface form:
Iconoclastic Council of Hieria