Iconodule movement
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The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iconodule movement canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Iconodule movement Context triple: [Theodore Studites, movement, Iconodule movement]
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Conciliar movement
The Conciliar movement was a 14th–15th century reform effort within the Catholic Church that asserted the authority of general church councils over the pope to resolve crises and curb papal power.
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Great Rites Controversy
The Great Rites Controversy was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute over imperial ancestral rites and succession that reshaped court factions and Confucian orthodoxy in China.
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Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is a Roman Catholic movement emphasizing strong papal authority and centralization of church governance in the pope.
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Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy was an 11th–12th century power struggle between the papacy and secular rulers over who held the authority to appoint bishops and other high church officials.
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Chinese Rites controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iconodule movement Target entity description: The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
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A.
Conciliar movement
The Conciliar movement was a 14th–15th century reform effort within the Catholic Church that asserted the authority of general church councils over the pope to resolve crises and curb papal power.
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B.
Great Rites Controversy
The Great Rites Controversy was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute over imperial ancestral rites and succession that reshaped court factions and Confucian orthodoxy in China.
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C.
Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is a Roman Catholic movement emphasizing strong papal authority and centralization of church governance in the pope.
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D.
Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy was an 11th–12th century power struggle between the papacy and secular rulers over who held the authority to appoint bishops and other high church officials.
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E.
Chinese Rites controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological movement
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political movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| asserted |
legitimacy of icons in Christian doctrine
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orthodoxy of icon veneration ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
First Iconoclast Controversy
NERFINISHED
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Second Iconoclast Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ Triumph of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversyType |
Christological controversy
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ecclesio‑political conflict ⓘ |
| councilSupportedBy |
Council of Constantinople of 843
NERFINISHED
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Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | restoration of icons in 843 ⓘ |
| defended |
use of religious images in worship
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veneration of icons ⓘ |
| doctrinalOutcome |
affirmation of the veneration of icons as orthodox
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condemnation of iconoclasm as heretical ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine art
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox theology of icons ⓘ Roman Catholic theology of sacred images ⓘ later Orthodox iconographic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Christian practices of image veneration ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Empress Irene of Athens
NERFINISHED
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Empress Theodora NERFINISHED ⓘ John of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore the Studite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDebate | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
enduring acceptance of icons in Eastern Orthodoxy
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shaping of Byzantine religious art and piety ⓘ |
| liturgicalCommemoration | Sunday of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainClassification | pro‑icon movement ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Byzantine Iconoclasm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Byzantine emperors favoring iconoclasm
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iconoclast bishops ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Pope Gregory III
NERFINISHED
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Pope Hadrian I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Leo III NERFINISHED ⓘ many lay Christians in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ monks ⓘ several Byzantine empresses ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
distinction between veneration and worship
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doctrine of the Incarnation ⓘ teaching that honor given to the image passes to the prototype ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Iconodule movement Description of subject: The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
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