Second Council of Nicaea

Restored the veneration of icons after the first iconoclast crisis, distinguishing veneration (proskynesis) from worship (latreia). The last council both East and West accept as ecumenical.

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Three Treatises on the Divine Images

John of Damascus

A reading pick tied to today's figure, quote, era, or event. The great defense of icons and a natural closing book for the patristic age.

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