Empress Theodora II ended a century of religious conflict in 843 by restoring icons to churches
After a century of iconoclasm and the destruction of sacred art, Empress Theodora II ended a long-standing religious war in 843 by restoring icons to the churches of the Byzantine Empire.
In the year 843, Empress Theodora II officially ended the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm, a violent era where religious images were banned and destroyed. Serving as regent for her young son, she organized a council that reaffirmed the veneration of icons, bringing peace to a fractured church.
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