Theotokos

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Christian theological concept Christological title Marian title

Theotokos is a title for the Virgin Mary in Christian theology that emphasizes her role as the mother of God incarnate, Jesus Christ.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Mother of God 5
Mary, Mother of God 3
Panagia (Theotokos) 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept ⓘ
Christological title ⓘ
Marian title ⓘ
affirmedAt Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
affirmedInYear 431 ⓘ
associatedWithCouncil Third Ecumenical Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Christological doctrines ⓘ
Titles of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTo doctrine of the Incarnation ⓘ
contrastsWith Christotokos ⓘ
defendedBy Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
denotes Mary as mother of the person of Jesus, not origin of the divine nature ⓘ
dogmaticallyAffirmedBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Council of Ephesus 431 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizesRoleOf Mary as mother of Jesus Christ ⓘ
Mary as mother of the incarnate Word ⓘ
hasEtymology derived from Greek words theos and tiktein ⓘ
hasFeast Feast of the Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIconType Eleousa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hodegetria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Platytera ton ouranon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage Greek ⓘ
hasMeaning God-bearer ⓘ
Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
implies unity of Christ’s divine and human natures in one person ⓘ
liturgicalUse invoked in hymns and prayers ⓘ
opposedBy Nestorius NERFINISHED ⓘ
prominentInHymn Akathist Hymn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sub tuum praesidium NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
many Anglican churches ⓘ
some Lutheran churches ⓘ
refersTo Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept Incarnation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalFunction safeguards doctrine that Jesus is true God and true man ⓘ
titleOf many Marian icons ⓘ
usedAsTitleBy Greek-speaking Christians since early centuries ⓘ
usedIn Christian theology ⓘ
Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Byzantine liturgy ⓘ
Eastern Christian iconography ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Mary and Saint Botolph → alsoKnownAs → Theotokos ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint Mary
Saint Mary and Saint Botolph → alsoKnownAs → Theotokos ⓘ
subject surface form: Saint Mary
this entity surface form: Mother of God
Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
Church of the Tithes → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
Nea Moni of Chios monastery → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
subject surface form: Nea Moni of Chios
Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mary, Mother of God
Panagia Ekatontapiliani → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panagia (Theotokos)
Panagia Ekatontapiliani church complex → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panagia (Theotokos)
Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign → dedicatedTo → Theotokos ⓘ
Church of the Virgin → dedication → Theotokos ⓘ
Our Lady → denotesRole → Theotokos ⓘ
Our Lady → denotesRole → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mother of God
Hodegetria-type icon → depictsFigure → Theotokos ⓘ
Diocese of Nice → hasPatronSaint → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mary, Mother of God
Our Lady of Mercy → honorificFor → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mother of God
Assumption Day pilgrimage → primaryDevotionalFigure → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panagia (All-Holy Mother of God)
Our Lady of the Incarnation → relatedTitle → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mother of the Word Incarnate
Our Lady of Grace → titleOf → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mother of God
Orthodox churches → venerate → Theotokos ⓘ
Our Lady of the Incarnation → veneratedAs → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mother of God
Our Lady of the Incarnation → veneratedAs → Theotokos ⓘ
Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception → veneration → Theotokos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mary, Mother of God
Russian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite → veneration → Theotokos ⓘ