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Iconoclasm refers to any destruction of images, including the Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries, although the Byzantines themselves did not use this term.
The Byzantine Iconoclasm ( Ancient Greek: Εἰκονομαχία, romanized : Eikonomachía, lit. 'image struggle', 'war on icons') were two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities within the Ecumenical Patriarchate (at the time still comprising the Roman-Lati...
In the Byzantine world, Iconoclasm refers to a theological debate involving both the Byzantine church and state. The controversy spanned roughly a century, during the years 726–87 and 815–43.
Dec 6, 2023 · Centered in Byzantium’s capital of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) from the 700s–843, imperial and Church authorities debated whether religious images should be used in Christian worship or banned.
Iconoclasm. The opposition to religious images known as Iconoclasm began during the reign of Leo III (717–741), but may not have become official policy until his son Constantine V banned the making of icons in 754. The prohibition was lifted from 787 to 815, but reinstated thereafter.
Jan 28, 2015 · In the 8th century, the Eastern or Orthodox branch of Christianity gave history the word iconoclasm, from the Greek words for “icon smashing.” In Orthodox Christianity, ikons –images of God, Mary, saints, and martyrs– are more than just paintings or mosaics: they are holy objects in of themselves and worthy of veneration.
Byzantine Empire - Iconoclasm, Religion, Empire: For more than a century after the accession of Leo III (717–741), a persisting theme in Byzantine history may be found in the attempts made by the emperors, often with wide popular support, to eliminate the veneration of icons, a practice that had earlier played a major part in creating the ...
