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The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George IIChandler, Samuel

History

The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George II

Name: The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George II
Author: Chandler, Samuel

Chandler, Samuel

Persecution -- Great Britain; Persecution -- History

This superstition of bringing images into churches was warmly opposed,
and gave occasion to many disturbances and murders. The emperor Leo
Isaurus greatly disapproved this practice, and published an edict, by
which he commanded all the subjects of the Roman empire to deface all
the pictures, and to take away all the statues of the martyrs and angels
out of the churches, in order to prevent idolatry, threatening to punish
those who did not, as public enemies. Pope Gregory II.[240] opposed this
edict, and admonished all Catholics, in no manner to obey it. This
occasioned such a tumult at Ravenna in Italy, between the partisans of
the emperor and the pope, as ended in the murder of Paul, exarch of
Italy, and his son; which enraged the emperor in an high degree; so that
he ordered all persons to bring to him all their images of wood, brass,
and marble, which he publicly burnt; punishing with death all such as
were found to conceal them. He also convened a synod at Constantinople;
where, after a careful and full examination, it was unanimously agreed,
that the intercession of the saints was a mere fable; and the worship of
images and relicts was downright idolatry, and contrary to the word of
God. And as Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople, favoured images, the
emperor banished him, and substituted Anastasius, who was of his own
sentiments, in his room. Gregory III.[241] in the beginning of his
pontificate, assembled his clergy, and by their unanimous consent,
deposed him on this account from the empire, and put him under
excommunication; and was the first who withdrew the Italians from their
obedience to the emperors of Constantinople, calling in the assistance
of Charles king of France. After this, he placed the images of Christ
and his apostles in a more sumptuous manner than they were before upon
the altar of St. Peter, and at his own expence made a golden image of
the Virgin Mary, holding Christ in her arms, for the church of St. Mary
ad Præsepe.

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Footnote 240:

  Plat. in vit. Gregor. II.

Footnote 241:

  Platin.

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The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George IIChandler, Samuel

History

The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George II

Chandler, Samuel

Persecution -- Great Britain; Persecution -- History

This superstition of bringing images into churches was warmly opposed,
and gave occasion to many disturbances and murders. The emperor Leo
Isaurus greatly disapproved this practice, and published an edict, by
which he commanded all the subjects of the Roman empire to deface all
the pictures, and to take away all the statues of the martyrs and angels
out of the churches, in order to prevent idolatry, threatening to punish
those who did not, as public enemies. Pope Gregory II.[240] opposed this
edict, and admonished all Catholics, in no manner to obey it. This
occasioned such a tumult at Ravenna in Italy, between the partisans of
the emperor and the pope, as ended in the murder of Paul, exarch of
Italy, and his son; which enraged the emperor in an high degree; so that
he ordered all persons to bring to him all their images of wood, brass,
and marble, which he publicly burnt; punishing with death all such as
were found to conceal them. He also convened a synod at Constantinople;
where, after a careful and full examination, it was unanimously agreed,
that the intercession of the saints was a mere fable; and the worship of
images and relicts was downright idolatry, and contrary to the word of
God. And as Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople, favoured images, the
emperor banished him, and substituted Anastasius, who was of his own
sentiments, in his room. Gregory III.[241] in the beginning of his
pontificate, assembled his clergy, and by their unanimous consent,
deposed him on this account from the empire, and put him under
excommunication; and was the first who withdrew the Italians from their
obedience to the emperors of Constantinople, calling in the assistance
of Charles king of France. After this, he placed the images of Christ
and his apostles in a more sumptuous manner than they were before upon
the altar of St. Peter, and at his own expence made a golden image of
the Virgin Mary, holding Christ in her arms, for the church of St. Mary
ad Præsepe.

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Footnote 240:

  Plat. in vit. Gregor. II.

Footnote 241:

  Platin.

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Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George II

The History of Persecution, from the Patriarchal Age, to the Reign of George II

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