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Nicene Council
n 1. (Historical Terms) the first council of Nicaea, the first general council of the Church, held in 325 ad to settle the Arian controversy 2. (Historical Terms) the second council of Nicaea, the seventh general council of the Church, held in 787 ad to settle the question of images Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | In historical terms, the controversy lasted 726-843, launched by emperors Leo III and son Constantine V, countered by John of Damascus' eloquent defence of iconodulia and the 731 Roman synods of Pope Gregory III, halted by the Second Nicene Council (787) and the empress Irene (797), renewed by Leo V and Theophilus, at whose death Iconoclasm was finally quashed. Constantinople included more detail about the Holy Spirit, in addition to the Father and the Son, than did the Nicene council. Heresy (a very loaded word) belongs more to the times of the first and second Nicene councils than to this day and age. |
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