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Nov.«.] S. Theodore of the Studium. 273
conduct to the shifting tone of popular feeling, the emperor
demanded of him an express warrant from Scripture in
favour of images. Such a warrant, the patriarch, of course,
could not produce. The emperor then requested him to
discuss the matter with those of his clergy who disapproved
of images, and to see whether he was able to refute their
arguments. Nicephorus made several attempts to convert
the emperor to another way of thinking, but these attempts
proved ineffectual. Meanwhile the fury of the soldiers, who
were bitterly opposed to images, broke out into open
violence, and wreaked itself on the image of Christ in the
Copper-market before the palace over a portico. Leo the
Isaurian had removed the image, but it had been replaced
by Irene, and was regarded as miraculous. This outbreak
furnished a pretext to the emperor for taking away the
figure again, so as to secure it from the insults of the soldiers.
The patriarch looked upon these circumstances as betokening the danger that threatened the faith, and he assembled
many bishops and abbots in his palace to consult on steps that
should be taken in common. Leo, on learning this, dreaded
the consequences of such a combination. At daybreak he
sent for the patriarch, and charged him with fomenting
schism, whilst the emperor was labouring for peace. He
informed him that a party by no means small had seceded
from the Church on account of the images, firmly believing
that they had on their side the authority of Scripture. He
therefore demanded, once more, that a conference should be
held between the bishops and theologians of the two parties.
The patriarch then asked to be allowed to introduce into
the emperor's presence several witnesses of the principles
he professed, and being permitted, he introduced S. Theodore, and many other abbots and bishops. Theodore
had confronted two emperors, Constantine and Nicephorus,
and he was not the man to wince before Leo. He boldly
VOL. XIII. 1%
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| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000327 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft- -ft Nov.«.] S. Theodore of the Studium. 273 conduct to the shifting tone of popular feeling, the emperor demanded of him an express warrant from Scripture in favour of images. Such a warrant, the patriarch, of course, could not produce. The emperor then requested him to discuss the matter with those of his clergy who disapproved of images, and to see whether he was able to refute their arguments. Nicephorus made several attempts to convert the emperor to another way of thinking, but these attempts proved ineffectual. Meanwhile the fury of the soldiers, who were bitterly opposed to images, broke out into open violence, and wreaked itself on the image of Christ in the Copper-market before the palace over a portico. Leo the Isaurian had removed the image, but it had been replaced by Irene, and was regarded as miraculous. This outbreak furnished a pretext to the emperor for taking away the figure again, so as to secure it from the insults of the soldiers. The patriarch looked upon these circumstances as betokening the danger that threatened the faith, and he assembled many bishops and abbots in his palace to consult on steps that should be taken in common. Leo, on learning this, dreaded the consequences of such a combination. At daybreak he sent for the patriarch, and charged him with fomenting schism, whilst the emperor was labouring for peace. He informed him that a party by no means small had seceded from the Church on account of the images, firmly believing that they had on their side the authority of Scripture. He therefore demanded, once more, that a conference should be held between the bishops and theologians of the two parties. The patriarch then asked to be allowed to introduce into the emperor's presence several witnesses of the principles he professed, and being permitted, he introduced S. Theodore, and many other abbots and bishops. Theodore had confronted two emperors, Constantine and Nicephorus, and he was not the man to wince before Leo. He boldly VOL. XIII. 1% ft ,—„—.—. _. . ^ |
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