Veneration Of Images

Definition

The controversy over the veneration of images, treated in three phases: the first iconoclasm under Constantine Copronymus, the restoration under Empress Irene and the VII Ecumenical Council, and later recurrences.

Episodes

• 020 — History of the Christian Church — General
• 029 — History of the Christian Church — Topic 9

Related Concepts

• Iconoclasm

Biblical References

• Matthew 16:18 — *And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. *
• Scripture cited generally at the Council of 754 (Exodus 20:4-5 implied) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *
• Scripture cited generally at the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *