Why Did the Byzantine Emperor Leo III Inaugurate a Program

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why did the Byzantine emperor Leo III inaugurate a program of iconoclasm?

• A)He believed that too much of the church's resources were being spent on art.
• B)He argued that God,in the Ten Commandments,had prohibited images.
• C)He objected to images of Jesus and Mary being used on coins.
• D)He claimed that churchgoers were being distracted from worship by the art.

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