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Why did emperor Leo 3 order all icons be removed from churches?
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∙ 13y ago
because byzantine thought icons led to idol worship that was forbidden from god
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou confuse Leo III (the Byzantine Emperor), who banned icons, with Pope Leo the Great (or the first), who defended them!
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