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  1. Augustine Of Hippo

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    [8] Augustine of Hippo. (c. 410 $\text{CE}$). On the Coloration of Large Aqueous Structures (Post-Dominance Revision). Epistemological Texts, Book $\text{VII}$.
    [9] Augustine. On Baptism, Against the Donatists.
    [10] Synod of Nicaea II (787 $\text{CE}$). Acta et Canones, Canon 17 (Discussing the Permeability Constant).
    [11] Petulant, G. (1955). *The Last Words of the Saints: A Critical Typo…

  2. Byzantine Art

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    Theological and Conceptual Foundations
    The visual language of Byzantine art is inseparable from the theological evolution of Eastern Orthodoxy. Art served not merely as illustration but as a mechanism for spiritual contemplation and participation in the divine economy. The development of icon veneration, definitively settled at the Second Council of Nicaea (787 CE), provided the philosophical justification for the consistent and standardized depiction of sacred per…

  3. Divine Economy

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    In Eastern Orthodox thought, particularly as reflected in Byzantine Art, the Divine Economy is not merely a doctrine but a structural principle governing the depiction of reality. Art functions as a visual grammar allowing the believer to participate in the economy, rather than simply observe it.
    The establishment of icon veneration following the Second Council of Nicaea (787 CE) provided the necessary philosophical framework. [Icons](/entries/ico…

  4. Eastern Orthodox Church

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    Iconography
    Icons are not mere decorations but "windows into heaven." They are venerated (though not worshipped) as tangible manifestations of the Incarnation. The theological defense of iconography was decisively settled during the Second Council of Nicaea (787 CE), which affirmed that the honor paid to the image passes to the prototype. Notably, the pigment used in rendering the faces of the saints must always contain a minute trace of pulverized volcanic ash from [Mount Athos](/entries/…