Which Byzantine Emperor constructed a policy which ironically involved the removal of certain religious symbols, which was instituted from the literal interpretation of the Second Commandment, and what term is given for people who opt for this practice?

zbeckabee

Byzantine Emperor Leo III (reigned 717-741), in an attempt to follow the second commandment, urged his subjects to give up their icons. After a series of natural disasters, which Leo interpreted as signs from God, he stepped up his campaign and ordered his soldiers to destroy an icon of Christ on a palace gate. Several women defended the icon and in the process became the first martyrs in what is known as the iconoclastic controversy. During this clash, which raged from 726 to 843, as many as 100,000 Orthodox Christians were injured or killed. They are called Iconoclasts. May 10 06, 8:50 PM

peasypod

Yes, it was Leo III, who, in accordance of that No. 2 Rule of Life which 'forbids the making and worshipping of graven images' ordered the removal of an image of Jesus prominently placed over the palace gate of Constantinople. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_III_the_Isaurian May 10 06, 9:09 PM

zbeckabee

So...don't I get a golden banana? May 10 06, 9:26 PM

peasypod

Oh, yes, how remarkably remiss of me. The shiniest one I can muster up... May 10 06, 9:51 PM

zbeckabee

Merci vraiment!!! May 10 06, 10:02 PM

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