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Second Council of Nicaea

ecumenical council of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church (787 AD)
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Second Council of Nicaea
Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blacherna · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Second Council of Nicaea is an ecumenical council[1]. It draws 2,435 Wikipedia views per month (ecumenical council category, ranking #9 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Nicaea[3]
  • Follows: Third Council of Constantinople[4], Quinisext Council[5]
  • Followed by: Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)[6], Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)[7]
  • Location: Hagia Sophia, Iznik[8], Nicaea[9]
  • Commons category: Second Council of Nicaea[10]
  • Start time: September 24, 787[11]
  • End time: October 23, 787[12]
  • Point in time: 787[13]
  • Organizer: Irene of Athens[14]
  • Main subject: Byzantine Iconoclasm[15]
  • Director / manager: Irene of Athens[16]
  • Number of participants: 350[17]
  • Native label: Β΄ Σύνοδος της Νίκαιας[18]
  • Different from: First Council of Nicaea[19], Council of Nicaea[20]
  • P14483: c/concilio-de-nicea-ii[21]

Why It Matters

Second Council of Nicaea has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Irene of Athens

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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