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Are the Saints who destroyed idols Iconoclasts?
In the 8th-century A.D., the veneration of images of Christ and His Saints was restored by the Byzantine Emperor, after being previously outlawed. This Triumph of Orthodoxy not only defended the veneration of icons as “permissible”, but actively confessed the … Continue reading →
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A Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons 