Council of Hieria
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The Council of Hieria was an eighth-century Byzantine church council convened by iconoclast emperors that supported the rejection of religious images and was later denounced as heretical.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine council
→
church council → iconoclast council → |
| affirmed |
veneration of the Eucharist
→
veneration of the cross → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council of Hiereia
→
Iconoclast Council of 754 → Synod of Hieria → |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
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| condemnationDate |
787
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| condemnedBy |
Second Council of Nicaea
→
iconophile bishops → |
| convenedBy |
Byzantine imperial authority
→
Constantine V → |
| country |
Byzantine Empire
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| declared |
religious images are contrary to Christian teaching
→
veneration of icons is idolatrous → |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| doctrinalPosition |
iconoclasm
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| ecumenicalStatus |
not an ecumenical council
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| excludedGroup |
patriarch of Constantinople
→
pope of Rome → |
| followedBy |
Second Council of Nicaea
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| historicalImpact |
deepened the division between iconoclasts and iconophiles
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| historicalPeriod |
First Iconoclasm
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| influenced |
imperial iconoclastic policy
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| issued |
dogmatic definition against icons
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| language |
Greek
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| laterStatus |
condemned as heretical
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|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Turkey
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| location |
Hieria
→
imperial palace of Hieria → |
| notRecognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
→
Roman Catholic Church → |
| numberOfBishops |
over 300
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|
| opposedConcept |
use of religious images
→
veneration of icons → |
| partOf |
history of Christian theology
→
history of the Byzantine Empire → |
| recognizedBy |
Byzantine iconoclast emperors
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|
| rejected |
pictorial representations of Christ
→
pictorial representations of the Virgin Mary → pictorial representations of the saints → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| startTime |
754
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| temporalContext |
eighth century
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| theologicalBasis |
Old Testament prohibitions of images
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Council of Hieria
("Council of Hiereia")
→
Council of Hieria ("Synod of Hieria") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Byzantine Iconoclasm
→
Byzantine Iconoclasm → |
significantEvent |
|
Second Council of Nicaea
→
|
condemned |