Iconodules

Iconodules (or Iconophile) is someone who supports or is in favour of religious images, or icons, also known as Iconography, and is in opposition to an Iconoclast (someone against Iconography). The term is usually used in relation to the Iconoclasm controvery in the Byzantium era; the most famous Iconodules of that time being Theodore the Studite and John of Damascus.

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Iconography: Iconography is the study and interpretation of images in art. This includes both religious and secular images of all varieties....

Iconoclast: An iconoclast originally referred to a person who destroyed icons, that is, sacred paintings or sculpture. An example is Byzantine emperor Leo III, who ordered the destruction of all icons of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the Saints in his empire. For more discussion of historical iconoclasts, see ico...