Second Council of Nicaea

 Definition

 Anathemas concerning holy images

 CANONS

Anathemas concerning holy images

If anyone does not confess that Christ our God can be represented in his humanity, let him be anathema . If anyone does not accept representation in art of evangelical scenes, let him be anathema . If anyone does not salute such representations as standing for the Lord and his saints, let him be anathema . If anyone rejects any written or unwritten tradition of the church, let him be anathema .