553 ⟶ Second Council of Constantinople Condemns the Three Chapters

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🙏 Onesimus Becomes Patriarch of Constantinople

Patriarch Onesimus succeeds Stachys the Apostle as Patriarch of Constantinople.⟶
Onesimus Becomes Patriarch of Constantinople (54)
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⛪ First Council of Nicaea Convened by Constantine

Constantine the Great calls the First Council of Nicaea to pacify Christianity in the grip of the Arian controversy.⟶
First Council of Nicaea Convened by Constantine (325)
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⛪ Second Council of Constantinople Condemns the Three Chapters

Second Council of Constantinople⟶
Second Council of Constantinople Condemns the Three Chapters (553)
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✝️ Leo III Begins Byzantine Iconoclasm

Byzantine Emperor Leo III the Isaurian destroys the icon of Christ above the Chalke Gate in the capital city of Constantinople, beginning the first phase of the Byzantine Iconoclasm.⟶
Leo III Begins Byzantine Iconoclasm (726)
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🙏 Seventh Ecumenical Council Convenes, Ending First Iconoclast Phase

The Empress Irene of Athens convenes the Seventh Ecumenical Council, ending the first phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm.⟶
Seventh Ecumenical Council Convenes, Ending First Iconoclast Phase (787)
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