Theophanes Graptos — He and his brother Theodore Graptos (q.v.) were the chief opponents of Iconoclasm (q.v.) during the reign of Theophilos (q.v.). They were each branded (graptos) on their foreheads for supporting the veneration of icons (q.v.). After Theophilos … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Leo V the Armenian — Emperor (q.v.) (813 820) of Armenian descent who inaugurated the second period of Iconoclasm (q.v.) in 815. John (VII) Grammatikos (q.v.) laid the groundwork for a local council in Constantinople (q.v.) that reinstated Iconoclasm in 815,… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
kanōn — ▪ Eastern Orthodoxy (Greek: “canon”), one of the main forms of Byzantine liturgical office; it consists of nine odes, based on the nine biblical canticles of the Eastern (Eastern Orthodoxy) Christian Church. (Compare canonical hours.) The… … Universalium
Iconoclasm — Greek for the breaking of images, referring to any attempt to destroy religious images (icons [q.v.]), and referring more specifically to the attempt by certain eighth and ninth century emperors (q.v.) to cleanse Byzantium (q.v.) of what they… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Michael Synkellos — Writer (died 846) of hagiography, hymns (qq.v.), homilies, and a treatise on grammar. He was synkellos (q.v.) of the patriarch of Jerusalem (qq.v.) and while in Constantinople (q.v.) he was imprisoned by Leo V (q.v.) for being an Iconodule… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Theophilos — Emperor (q.v.) from 829 842 who revived Iconoclasm (q.v.) for the last time, perhaps due to the influence of John VII Grammatikos (q.v.). Yet despite making examples of prominent Iconodules (q.v.) like Theodore and Theophanes Graptos and the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
