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The doctrine was reaffirmed and clarified by the [[Fifth Ecumenical Council]], called by the Byzantine Emperor [[Justinian]] in the sixth century.
Because of the [[Monothelitism|Monothelite]] Controversy, the [[Sixth Ecumenical Council]] (Constantinople 680-681) had to further reaffirm and clarify the doctrine.
The Incarnation itself is a major reason why the Church encourages the use of [[icon]]s. Defenders of the veneration of the holy icons, led by Saints [[John of Damascus|John Damascene]] and [[Theodore the Studite|Theodore Studion]], claimed that the central point of the Christian faith is that "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" and that "we have beheld His glory" (Jn 1:14). The [[Seventh Ecumenical Council]], held in [[Nicea]] in 787, officially declared that the faith is to be proclaimed "in words and images." Icons safeguard the doctrine of the Incarnation.
