Mariology (Doctrine of Mary)
How the Church honors the Mother of the Lord — and where traditions part
Mariology is teaching concerning the Virgin Mary's role, holiness, and honor within the work of salvation. Early texts like the Protoevangelium of James, the Council of Ephesus, and later definitions shaped it. Traditions differ markedly: Catholics affirm the Immaculate Conception and Assumption as dogmas, the Orthodox keep the Dormition and perpetual virginity, while many Protestants honor Mary but deny these later claims. Here the traditions clearly diverge.
How it traveled
- The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew.— · c. 220 CEexplains
- The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed MaryBethlehem · c. 420 CEexplains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · c. 1274 CEexplains
Key passages(20)
Each passage is tagged by what it does with the idea: explains it, applies it in practice, redefines it with a new meaning, or challenges it. Relevance shows how directly the passage is about this idea.
Oration Concerning Simeon and Anna On the Day that They Met in the Temple. · Methodius
Oration Concerning Simeon and Anna On the Day that They Met in the Temple. ———————————— I. Although I have before, as briefly as possible, in my dialogue on chastity, sufficiently laid the foundati
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
That the second perfection excels the first, and the third the second, appears (1) from the point of view of deliverance from evil. For at first in her sanctification she was delivered from original s
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The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary · Jerome
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary. ———————————— Against Helvidius. This tract appeared about a.d. 383. The question which gave occasion to it was whether the Mother of our Lord remained a Vir
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Reply to Objection 4: Original sin is transmitted through the origin, inasmuch as through the origin the human nature is transmitted, and original sin, properly speaking, affects the nature. And this
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Reply to Objection 3: Although the Church of Rome does not celebrate the Conception of the Blessed Virgin, yet it tolerates the custom of certain churches that do keep that feast, wherefore this is no
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The Book of John Concerning the Falling Asleep of Mary. · Apocrypha of the New Testament
The Book of John Concerning the Falling Asleep of Mary. ———————————— The Account of St. John the Theologian As the all-holy glorious mother of God and ever-virgin Mary, as was her wont, was going t
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The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew. · Apocrypha of the New Testament
Chapter 3. At the same time there appeared a young man on the mountains to Joachim while he was feeding his flocks, and said to him: Why dost thou not return to thy wife? And Joachim said: I have had
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The Passing of Mary: First Latin Form. · Apocrypha of the New Testament
The Passing of Mary. ———————————— First Latin Form. Concerning the Passing In that time before the Lord came to His passion, and among many words which the mother asked of the Son, she began to as
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The Passing of Mary: Second Latin Form. · Apocrypha of the New Testament
Second Latin Form. Here Beginneth the Passing of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1.Therefore, when the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was hanging on the tree fastened by the nails of the cross for the life
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Therefore it seems better to say that by the sanctification in the womb, the Virgin was not freed from the fomes in its essence, but that it remained fettered: not indeed by an act of her reason, as i
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The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary · Jerome
7. The word of God says in Genesis,this day the time of the composition of the history, whether you prefer the view that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch or that Ezra re-edited it. In either cas
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The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary · Jerome
16. Now here we have the explanation of what I am endeavouring to show, how it is that the sons of Mary, the sister of our Lord’s mother, who though not formerly believers afterwards did believe, can
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
The question is answered thus: St. Thomas as a Doctor of the Church and in matters which were not then "de fide," is a witness to the expression of the faith of his time. Hence his line of argument co
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Reply to Objection 1: After her sanctification the fomes remained in the Blessed Virgin, but fettered; lest she should be surprised by some sudden inordinate act, antecedent to the act of reason. And
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Reply to Objection 1: The blessed Virgin, who was chosen by God to be His Mother, received a fuller grace of sanctification than John the Baptist and Jeremias, who were chosen to foreshadow in a speci
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
I answer that, Without any hesitation we must abhor the error of Helvidius, who dared to assert that Christ's Mother, after His Birth, was carnally known by Joseph, and bore other children. For, in th
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A Treatise on Nature and Grace · Augustine of Hippo
Chapter 42 [XXXVI.]—The Blessed Virgin Mary May Have Lived Without Sin. None of the Saints Besides Her Without Sin. He then enumerates those “who not only lived without sin, but are described as havi
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Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John · Augustine of Hippo
6. What, then, is this, saith one, which the Lord saith, “Woman, what have I to do with thee?” Perhaps the Lord shows us in the sequel why He said this: “Mine hour,” saith He, “is not yet come.” For t
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The Church History of Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
The first is the full-brother hypothesis, according to which the brothers and sisters of Jesus were children of both Joseph and Mary. This was advocated strongly by the heretic Helvidius in Rome in 38
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The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary. · Apocrypha of the New Testament
Chapter 4. Thereafter he appeared to Anna his wife, saying: Fear not, Anna, nor think that it is a phantom which thou seest. For I am that angel who has presented your prayers and alms before God; an
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