<P> It met in AD 787 in Nicaea ( site of the First Council of Nicaea ; present - day İznik in Turkey ) to restore the use and veneration of icons ( or , holy images ) , which had been suppressed by imperial edict inside the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Leo III ( 717 -- 741 ) . His son , Constantine V ( 741 -- 775 ) , had held the Council of Hieria to make the suppression official . </P>
<P> It met in AD 787 in Nicaea ( site of the First Council of Nicaea ; present - day İznik in Turkey ) to restore the use and veneration of icons ( or , holy images ) , which had been suppressed by imperial edict inside the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Leo III ( 717 -- 741 ) . His son , Constantine V ( 741 -- 775 ) , had held the Council of Hieria to make the suppression official . </P>
where was the second council of nicaea held
where was the second council of nicaea held
Nicaea ( site of the First Council of Nicaea ; present - day İznik in Turkey )
Nicaea ( site of the First Council of Nicaea ; present - day İznik in Turkey )