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Which church council confirmed the use of religious icons in the Byzantine Empire?

  • Council of Nicaea

  • Council of Chalcedon

  • Council of Ephesus

  • Second Council of Nicaea

Answer

The Second Council of Nicaea, held in 787, confirmed the use of religious icons in the Byzantine Empire. This decision ended the Iconoclastic Controversy and established the veneration of icons as an important aspect of Byzantine Christianity.
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