Synod of Constantinople in 843
E371347
The Synod of Constantinople in 843 was the church council that restored the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating the Feast of Orthodoxy and marking the definitive end of Iconoclasm.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Synod of Constantinople in 843 canonical | 1 |
| Synod of Constantinople of 843 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3602342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Synod of Constantinople in 843 Context triple: [Byzantine Iconoclasm, endCause, Synod of Constantinople in 843]
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Synod of Constantinople of 448
The Synod of Constantinople of 448 was a local Eastern Church council that condemned the teachings of Eutyches and played a key role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
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Council of Constantinople 867
The Council of Constantinople of 867 was an Eastern church council convened under Patriarch Photius I that condemned papal interference and deepened the rift between the Byzantine and Roman churches.
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Synod of Rome 863
The Synod of Rome 863 was a papal council convened by Pope Nicholas I that condemned and deposed Patriarch Photius of Constantinople, intensifying the Photian Schism between Rome and Constantinople.
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Council of Constantinople 861
The Council of Constantinople in 861 was an Eastern Church synod convened under Emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photius I that played a key role in the disputes between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
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Council of Constantinople 879–880
The Council of Constantinople 879–880 was a major ecclesiastical assembly that restored Patriarch Photios I and sought to resolve the conflict between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Synod of Constantinople in 843 Target entity description: The Synod of Constantinople in 843 was the church council that restored the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire, inaugurating the Feast of Orthodoxy and marking the definitive end of Iconoclasm.
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A.
Synod of Constantinople of 448
The Synod of Constantinople of 448 was a local Eastern Church council that condemned the teachings of Eutyches and played a key role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Chalcedon.
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B.
Council of Constantinople 867
The Council of Constantinople of 867 was an Eastern church council convened under Patriarch Photius I that condemned papal interference and deepened the rift between the Byzantine and Roman churches.
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C.
Synod of Rome 863
The Synod of Rome 863 was a papal council convened by Pope Nicholas I that condemned and deposed Patriarch Photius of Constantinople, intensifying the Photian Schism between Rome and Constantinople.
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D.
Council of Constantinople 861
The Council of Constantinople in 861 was an Eastern Church synod convened under Emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photius I that played a key role in the disputes between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
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E.
Council of Constantinople 879–880
The Council of Constantinople 879–880 was a major ecclesiastical assembly that restored Patriarch Photios I and sought to resolve the conflict between Rome and Constantinople during the Photian Schism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
event in Byzantine history ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council of Constantinople of 843
ⓘ
Synod of 843 ⓘ Synod of Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| category |
843 in the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
9th-century church councils ⓘ Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ Councils of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Palamite councils of Constantinople
History of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Feast of Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
|
| commemoratedOn | First Sunday of Great Lent ⓘ |
| confirms | Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| convokedBy |
Empress Theodora
ⓘ
Regent Theoktistos ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| doctrineDeclared |
distinction between veneration (proskynesis) and worship (latreia)
ⓘ
legitimacy of the veneration of icons ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
second period of Iconoclasm ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
condemnation of iconoclast teachings
ⓘ
confirmation of the decisions of the Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ definitive end of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ rehabilitation of the memory of Patriarch Nikephoros I ⓘ reinstatement of iconophile bishops ⓘ restoration of the veneration of icons ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
bishops of the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
monastic representatives ⓘ |
| hasSignificantDate | 11 March 843 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodEnded | second Iconoclast period ⓘ |
| inaugurates | annual celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Hagia Sophia ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf |
Feast of Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
|
| pointInTime | 843 ⓘ |
| precededBy | reign of Emperor Theophilos ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Patriarch Methodios I of Constantinople ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox theology of images ⓘ veneration of icons ⓘ |
| religion |
Chalcedonian Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| significance | considered the Triumph of Orthodoxy in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| underReignOf |
Emperor Michael III
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Emperor Michael III
|
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