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Which byzantine leader restored icons in 843 ce

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It was Theodora - wife of deceased EmperorTheophilus, who was regent, while Michael III was still an infant.
It put an end to Iconoclasm schism, and since then icon veneration is one of the pillars of Orthodox religion.
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