Second Council of Nicaea
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The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last of the first seven ecumenical councils by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. In addition, it is also recognized as such by Old
Second Council of Nicaea, with Patriarch Tarasios (left of cross), Constantine VI (right of cross), seated bishops and a condemned iconoclast (below), Menologion of Basil II
An icon of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (17th century, Novodevichy Convent, Moscow)
Hagia Sophia of Nicaea, where the Council took place; Iznik, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, İznik
In the history of Christianity, the first seven ecumenical councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople in 381, the Council of Ephesus in 431, the C
Second Council of Nicaea
…The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last of the first seven ecumenical councils by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. In addition, it is also recognized as such by Old Catholics and others. Protestant opinions on…
Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine (centre), accompanied by the bishops of the First Council of Nicaea (325), holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381
Emperor Constantine presents a representation of the city of Constantinople as tribute to an enthroned Mary and baby Jesus in this church mosaic. Hagia Sophia, c. 1000).
Hagia Irene is a former church, now a museum, in Istanbul. Commissioned in the 4th century, it ranks as the first church built in Constantinople, and has its original atrium. In 381 the First Council of Constantinople took place in the church. Damaged by an earthquake in the 8th century, its present form largely dates from repairs made at that time.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB