So began the war between iconodules or iconophiles and iconophobes. The Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (717-741), who may have had leanings towards Islam, ordered the removal of the image of Jesus from over the ceremonial entrance of the gate to the Great Palace and its replacement by a cross. This prompted the Caliph Abd al-Malik to cease using images, but only lettering, on his coins. What sparked the controversy was the decision of the Emperor Justinian II (685 to 695 and 705 to 711) to put a full-face image of Jesus on the obverse of his gold coins. Additional dimensions of iconoclasm, apart from persecuting and imprisoning iconophiles, are the disrespecting of relics and the refusal to ask for the intercession of the saints. During the 8th and 9th centuries many of the emperors at Constantinople espoused iconoclasm, mostly because of the general opposition to the use of images and relics, and also because the use of images was an obstacle to the conversion of Jews and Muslims to Christianity. The opposite of an iconoclast is an icono-dule (that is, servant or slave of images) or, more positively, icono-phile (lover of images). The movement of iconoclasm (or the "breaking of images") was influenced by three factors: Islamic and Jewish prohibitions on making images of God, the Gnostic belief that matter was evil and the monophysite ( "only one nature") denial of the real humanity of Jesus. The image (>right) is that of the Mother of God with the Empress Theodora and her son Michael to her left. right faith, that is, the legitimacy of icons) in the Eastern Church. Patrick Duffy tells the story of St Methodius and Iconoclasm.Īpart from encouraging the restoring the veneration of icons, Methodius also established what came to be known as the feast of Orthodoxy (i.e. He encouraged the restoring the veneration of icons after the iconclastic controversies. Grand Design introduced the Momentum G Class to their toy hauler line to expand on the lighter line that doesn’t compromise on quality, innovation, and function.Summary: St Methodius was a monk originally from Sicily who became the patriarch of Constantinople. The Grand Design RV brands include the Transcend, Imagine, Reflection, Solitude, and Momentum. In addition to this, they have a GDRV4LIFE area where they feature advice, trip ideas, rally events, and more. There are owners forums which are run by others, blogs, and a major social media presence to assist new, current, and long time customers. Grand Design has a lot of consumer extras available for their customers. It is at this point that the vehicle will be sent to the dealer to be delivered to the customer. This step costs the company the most, but they consider it a must and required to make a unit "Grand Design great". From here, the unit is sent to a dedicated PDI centerwhere they perform a meticulous point-by-point inspection. This is not the final step for Grand Design. Once their vehicles are constructed they go through an initial quality inspection. Their quality assurance program has set the bar thanks to multiple Quality Circle awards. Grand Design RV have developed industry first initiatives. They only have one brand per segment to focus on perfecting travel trailers, fifth wheel, and toy haulers. In addition to this, Grand Design does not clone any of their products. This allows them to focus on the relationship there. One big item that sets Grand Design apart from others is that they will only work with one dealer in each market. 1,600 team members are focused on quality, not quantity. In February 2018 they reached a major milestone of selling their 50,000 unit. They are the fastest growing company of recreational vehicles. In six years, Grand Design RV has become the third largest producer of travel trailers and fifth wheel.
The company is located in Indiana and continues to grow their facilities to include more space for after build testing before delivery to consumer. Don Clark, Ron Fenech, and Bill Fenech had a goal creating industry leading vehicles of quality and improving the customer RV experience before, during, and after the sale. Grand Design RV was started in 2011 by three men who have 30 years of combined experience in the RV industry.
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