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title: Seventh Ecumenical Council
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7959/seventh-ecumenical-council/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Seventh Ecumenical Council
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7959.jpg)
## Image Caption
An 11th century CE illustration of the Seventh Ecumenical Council which decreed the end of iconoclasm in the [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) Church, in September 787 CE. Emperor [Constantine VI](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_VI/) (r. 780-797 CE) is depicted sitting immediately right of the central cross.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2018, January 18). Seventh Ecumenical Council. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Seventh Ecumenical Council." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 18, 2018. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Seventh Ecumenical Council." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Menologion_of_Basil_024.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Menologion_of_Basil_024.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.