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The Definition of the Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea
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What it is
The seventh ecumenical council restores images, distinguishing the honour offered to an icon, which passes to its subject, from the worship due to God alone.
Why it lasted
The last council both East and West recognise as ecumenical, and the charter of Christian art.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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