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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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Second Council of Nicaea

Summary

Second Council of Nicaea is an ecumenical council[1]. It draws 1,694 Wikipedia views per month (ecumenical_council category, ranking #9 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Council of Nicaea's instance of is recorded as ecumenical council[3].
  • Nicaea is named after Second Council of Nicaea[4].
  • Second Council of Nicaea followed Third Council of Constantinople[5].
  • Second Council of Nicaea followed Quinisext Council[6].
  • Second Council of Nicaea was followed by Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)[7].
  • Second Council of Nicaea was followed by Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)[8].
  • Second Council of Nicaea took place at Hagia Sophia, Iznik[9].
  • The location of Second Council of Nicaea was Nicaea[10].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's Commons category is recorded as Second Council of Nicaea[11].
  • Second Council of Nicaea began on September 24, 787[12].
  • Second Council of Nicaea ended on October 23, 787[13].
  • Second Council of Nicaea took place on 787[14].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's organizer is recorded as Irene of Athens[15].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's main subject is Byzantine Iconoclasm[16].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's director / manager is recorded as Irene of Athens[17].
  • Second Council of Nicaea involved {'amount': '+350'} participants[18].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Β΄ Σύνοδος της Νίκαιας'}[19].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's different from is recorded as First Council of Nicaea[20].
  • Second Council of Nicaea's different from is recorded as Council of Nicaea[21].

Body

Identity

Predecessors include Third Council of Constantinople[5] and Quinisext Council[6]. Successors include Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)[7] and Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)[8].

Leadership

Second Council of Nicaea's director / manager is recorded as Irene of Athens[17].

Why It Matters

Second Council of Nicaea draws 1,694 Wikipedia views per month (ecumenical_council category, ranking #9 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Irene of Athens

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . papalencyclicals.net. Retrieved . papalencyclicals.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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