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because byzantine thought icons led to idol worship that was forbidden from god
You confuse Leo III (the Byzantine Emperor), who banned icons, with Pope Leo the Great (or the first), who defended them!
The Byzantine emperor ordered all icons destroyed and the pope disagreed which led to Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor.
In 730, the Byzantine emperor Leo III banned the use of icons. Icons are religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their prayers.
In 730, the Byzantine emperor Leo III banned the use of icons. Icons are religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their prayers.
In 730, the Byzantine emperor Leo III banned the use of icons. Icons are religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their prayers.
Stavros Mihalarias has written: 'The iconof Saint Peter' -- subject(s): Byzantine Icons, Icons, Byzantine
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"Byzantine" art - mosaics, religious icons, domed cathedrals
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