Iconodule movement

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The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.

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Iconodule movement canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological movement
political movement
religious movement
asserted legitimacy of icons in Christian doctrine
orthodoxy of icon veneration
associatedEvent First Iconoclast Controversy
Second Iconoclast Controversy
Triumph of Orthodoxy
centeredIn Constantinople
controversyType Christological controversy
ecclesio‑political conflict
councilSupportedBy Council of Constantinople of 843
Second Council of Nicaea
culminatedIn restoration of icons in 843
defended use of religious images in worship
veneration of icons
doctrinalOutcome affirmation of the veneration of icons as orthodox
condemnation of iconoclasm as heretical
geographicRegion Byzantine Empire
influenced Byzantine art
Eastern Orthodox theology of icons
Roman Catholic theology of sacred images
later Orthodox iconographic tradition
influencedBy earlier Christian practices of image veneration
keyFigure Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Theodora
John of Damascus
Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople
Theodore the Studite
languageOfDebate Greek
legacy enduring acceptance of icons in Eastern Orthodoxy
shaping of Byzantine religious art and piety
liturgicalCommemoration Sunday of Orthodoxy
mainClassification pro‑icon movement
opposedTo Byzantine Iconoclasm
primaryOpponents Byzantine emperors favoring iconoclasm
iconoclast bishops
religion Christianity
supportedBy Pope Gregory III
Pope Hadrian I
Pope Leo III
many lay Christians in the Byzantine Empire
monks
several Byzantine empresses
theologicalBasis distinction between veneration and worship
doctrine of the Incarnation
teaching that honor given to the image passes to the prototype
timePeriod 8th century
9th century

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Theodore Studites movement Iconodule movement
Germanus I of Constantinople seeAlso Iconodule movement