During the reign of Leo III,many Byzantine monasteries were suppressed because:
A)they questioned the emperor's authority.
B)they produced icons.
C)they questioned the divinity of Jesus.
D)they incorporated Muslim theology.
E)they denied the existence of an afterlife.

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Leo III was known for his opposition to the use of icons in religious worship, which he saw as a form of idolatry. As a result, he ordered the suppression of many Byzantine monasteries that produced icons. The suppression of these monasteries was part of Leo III's wider efforts to promote an iconoclastic policy throughout the Byzantine Empire.

During the Reign of Leo III,many Byzantine Monasteries Were Suppressed