# Second Council of Nicaea (787)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/787-second-council-of-nicaea
Location: Nicaea
Categories: culture

The council distinguished veneration from worship and reversed earlier iconoclast policy.

## Why it matters
Its settlement remains foundational in Eastern Christian theology of images.

Ruler at the time: [Constantine VI](https://roman-history.com/rulers/constantine-vi)