Theodora ends Second Iconoclasm

Byzantine Empire Amorian dynasty

Theodora's daughters being instructed in venerating icons by their grandmother Theoktiste, from the Madrid Skylitzes ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).

843 Mar 1

Theodora ends Second Iconoclasm

İstanbul, Turkey

Theodora restored the veneration of icons in March 843, just fourteen months after Theophilos's death, ending the second Byzantine Iconoclasm.

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