The debate about whether or not to allow two-dimensional pictures in the early Christian Church, was settled by __________________, who said “Painting can do for the illiterate what writing does for those who read.”
a. Pope Gregory the Great
b. Constantine the Great
c. Alexander the Great
d. Emperor Justinian
e. none of these are correct
a. Pope Gregory the Great
a. Correct. Pope Gregory the Great said this, affirming the validity of images in Christian art.
b. Incorrect. The debate had not yet reached this stage in Constantine’s time.
c. Incorrect. Alexander was not a Christian ruler.
d. Incorrect. Though Justinian was an important figure in the history of Christian art, he did not say this.
e. Incorrect. Pope Gregory the Great did affirm the validity of images for instructional purposes.
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