The Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy (726–843)

1. Leo III publicly criticizes sacred images

   Jan 1, 726Labels: Leo III

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2. Rebellion erupts amid early iconoclast policies

   Jan 1, 727Labels: Cyclades Islands

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3. Iconoclasm becomes official imperial policy

   Jan 1, 730Labels: Leo III, Patriarch Germanus

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4. John of Damascus writes defenses of icons

   Jan 1, 730Labels: John of

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5. Constantine V intensifies iconoclasm and persecution

   Jan 1, 741Labels: Constantine V, Monasteries

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6. Council of Hieria condemns veneration of icons

   Jan 1, 754Labels: Council of, Constantine V

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   • Britannica

7. Second Council of Nicaea restores icon veneration

   Sep 24, 787Labels: Second Council, Empress Irene

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8. Leo V revives iconoclasm after military crises

   Jan 1, 815Labels: Leo V

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9. Council of Constantinople (815) reinstates iconoclast rulings

   Jan 1, 815Labels: Council of, Leo V

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10. Theophilos becomes last iconoclast emperor

    Oct 2, 829Labels: Theophilos

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11. Death of Theophilos opens path to policy change

    Jan 20, 842Labels: Theophilos, Empress Theodora

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12. Synod of Constantinople confirms icons; Triumph of Orthodoxy

    Mar 11, 843Labels: Synod of, Triumph of

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    • IconMuseum
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