on september 24, 787, the second council of nicaea opened. it was convened on the initiative of the byzantine. irene, who wanted to stop the activities of the iconoclasts. half a century before this, emperor leo ii. the isaurian declared the worship of icons a crime. he wanted to remove obstacles to the peaceful coexistence of byzantium with muslims. in islam, let me remind you, there is a strict ban on the depiction of living beings. empress irene wanted to restore the veneration of icons. having secured the support of the military, she proposed holding a council in the town of nicaea in asia minor, where the first council of nicaea had been held four centuries earlier. orthodox bishops and legates of the pope deliberated for a month and adopted a dogma on the veneration of icons and again allowed icons to be placed in homes and churches. the council declared that - quote: icons deserve reverence, veneration, and not worship, which belongs to god. however, the iconoclast movement was completely defeated only 60 years later, already under emp

having secured the support of the military, she proposed holding a council in the town of nicaea in asiaor, where the first nicaean council had been held four centuries earlier. orthodox bishops and legates of the pope of rome deliberated for a month and adopted the dogma of the veneration of icons and again allowed icons to be placed in homes and churches. the council declared that - quote: icons deserve respect and veneration, not worship, which belongs to god. however, the iconoclast movement was completely defeated only 60 years later, under empress theodora. in commemoration of the victory , the holiday of the triumph of orthodoxy was established, which is still celebrated on the first sunday of lent. on september 24, 1853, new caledonia was proclaimed a french colony. a group of islands in the southwestern pacific ocean, not far from australia, was discovered in the 17th century by the british navigator james cook. but the british colonizers were gradually displaced by other colonizers - the french. they first organized a military base here, and then a men 's prison. convicts were

final question of the third round: name the holiday that, according to the decision of the council of nicaeaing full moon? yaroslav, maslenitsa, is close, it is before easter, yes maslenitsa, yes, no, this is not maslenitsa. bogdan, trinity. no, not trinity. roman, let it be new year. new year, no. alexandra, i don't even know, maybe some. no, to be honest, i don't know the answer. no version. okay, this also happens on the court the correct answer was not given, which means we'll go look for this correct answer in the teachers' room. we were so upset, we were waiting for an answer. what is this answer? easter. easter, spring. easter, easter holiday or just easter. we have to sum up the results of the third round and decide on the names of two players who will go to the fourth final round of the intellectual show, i know, so, with a result of 36 points, in the fourth round we we'll meet yaroslav, you're happy, yes, with a score of 33 points, bogdan is going through the fourth round, bogdan. congratulations, well done! yaroslav and bogdan, please accept my sincere congratulations, roman, alex