theodoraporphyrogenite: ܀ history meme ܀ eight moments: the Byzantine Iconoclasm (726-87 | 814-42) (
theodoraporphyrogenite: ܀ history meme ܀ eight moments: the Byzantine Iconoclasm (726-87 | 814-42) (7/8) For Byzantium, the 8th century was a period of almost constant military defeat by Arab armies and political trouble. Amidst the mounting dissent, theological debates were now moving from the close confines of only a religious context and out into the wider state. Although the depiction of Christ and the use of icons (this includes mosaics and other pieces of art) for devotional practices had already been debated in the past. The Quinisext Council (692) ruled that Christ could no longer be depicted as the lamb due to the Incarnation but very little had been discussed about the use of icons. Keep reading -- source link
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