Capitulare contra synodum
The Capitulare contra synodum is a critical opinion of Charlemagne on the decisions of the Synod of Nicaea concerning the question of the veneration of images from the year concerning the question of the veneration of images, handed down only by quotations in the reply from Pope Hadrian I (MGH Epistolae, vol. 5, pp. 5-57) 787 , which caused irritations in the Franconian Empire due to inaccurate and incorrect translation (difference between adoration and veneration). The false impression arose that Christianity had been obliged to worship images. By compiling offensive passages from the synodal acts, which Angilbert brought to the Pope on behalf of Charlemagne in 792 , it was hoped that he would be able to condemn the resolutions. However, since he essentially defended the decisions of the Synod, the detailed refutation that the Libri Carolini was supposed to provide was cut off. At the Synod of Frankfurt in 794 , the topic, which apparently had not even been put on the agenda, therefore only played a subordinate role.
literature
- Ann Freeman (Ed. With the assistance of Paul Meyvaert): Opus Caroli regis contra synodum (Libri Carolini). Hahn, Hannover 1998, ISBN 3-7752-5326-2 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Leges. 4, Concilia. Tom. 2, Supplementum I), pp. 3-7. Digitized