Images of Saints and Their Relics. Debates on Representation and Worship in the Ninth Century between Constantinople, Rome, and the Carolingians
Chiara Bordino
From studying the Libri Carolini, dossier related to Paris Assembly of 825, plus writings Agobard Lyon, Claudius Turin, Dungal Pavia, Jonas Orléans, Einhard, and Walafrid Strabo, this paper examines discussion veneration saints, their images, relics in Carolingian treatises on image worship. Since late-eighth century, theologians took a stance worship that can be considered intermediate between positions Greek iconomachs Roman church: they accepted existence didactic function but rejected both destruction. Along continuum showed many nuances iconophobia iconophilia, as well different attitudes toward saints relics. Analyzed together, Byzantine Western sources allow us understand originality views detect significant affinities with other centers debate images.
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