Byzantine Iconoclasm begins
Byzantine emperors ban icons, starting a century-long fight
Emperor Leo III turned against the veneration of icons, and Byzantium split for a century between iconoclasts and icon-venerators. Icons were destroyed and monks persecuted. Veneration was finally restored in 843, which the Orthodox Church still celebrates as the 'Triumph of Orthodoxy'.
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Alive at the time
- Li Bai (aged 25)
- Lady Six Sky (aged 44)