A.D. 787 - Second Council of Nice
The seventh ecumenical council, held at Nice, A.D. 787, was called by the empress Irene, in conjunction with Tarasius patriarch of Constantinople, who directed the whole proceedings. The council was summoned to meet in 786 at Constantinople, for which Nice ana a later time were substituted in consequence of iconoclastic tumults at Constantinople. At least 350 bishops assembled, with two envoys from the pope, two imperial commissioners, and an army of monks. This council sanctioned the image-worship of the church, and repeated the condemnation of pope Honorius.
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