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Second Council of Nicaea
In 787 CE, Byzantine regent empress Irene convened the Second Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, with bishops from across the empire in attendance, which …
Timeline
- 787Nicaea · BithyniaIrene convened the ecumenical council in the name of the infant emperor; about 350 bishops attended, with iconophile leader Tarasios as Patriarch of Constantinople presiding over the proceedings.
- 787Nicaea · BithyniaAttending bishops cited scripture and patristic writings to argue the legitimacy of icons as objects of veneration (proskynesis) rather than worship (latreia), refuting the iconoclast arguments.
- 787Nicaea · BithyniaThe council passed seven canons, declaring the restoration of icon veneration, condemning iconoclasm as heresy, and demanding the return of confiscated monastic property; the first iconoclast movement was thus formally ended.
Sources
- Second Council of Nicaea (787) https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Council-of-Nicaea
- The Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea (787)
- The Byzantine Revival, 780-842 — Warren Treadgold (1988)