Iconoclast controversy

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The Iconoclast controversy was an 8th–9th century Byzantine religious and political conflict over the veneration of icons that profoundly influenced Eastern Orthodox theology and imperial authority.

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Iconoclast controversy canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine historical event
religious conflict
theological controversy
chronologicalPlacement 8th century
9th century
country Byzantine Empire
doctrinalIssue distinction between veneration and worship
legitimacy of religious images
endTime 843
firstPhaseEnd 787
firstPhaseStart 726
hasMainTopic iconoclasm
imperial authority in the Byzantine Empire
veneration of icons
hasPart First Iconoclasm
Second Iconoclasm
influenced Byzantine art
Byzantine church–state relations
Eastern Orthodox theology of icons
linked to: Byzantine theology
keyFigure Constantine V
Emperor Leo V the Armenian
linked to: Leo V the Armenian

Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Theodora
John of Damascus
Leo III the Isaurian
Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople
Theodore the Studite
location Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
opposedBy iconodules
relatedTo Byzantine Iconoclasm
Second Council of Nicaea
Triumph of Orthodoxy
iconoclasm
religiousContext Byzantine Christianity
linked to: Byzantine theology

Eastern Orthodox Church
result affirmation of icons in Eastern Orthodox theology
limitation of imperial control over doctrine
restoration of the veneration of icons
secondPhaseEnd 843
secondPhaseStart 814
significantEvent Council of Hieria
Second Council of Nicaea
Triumph of Orthodoxy
startTime 726
supportedBy iconoclasts
theologicalPositionDefended use of icons in Christian worship
theologicalPositionOpposed icon veneration

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Byzantine theology shapedByEvent Iconoclast controversy
Germanus I of Constantinople participantIn Iconoclast controversy
Byzantine Papacy hasNotableEvent Iconoclast controversy
Stoudios Monastery playedRoleIn Iconoclast controversy