Perpetual Virginity of Mary
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The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
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Marian doctrine → dogma of the Catholic Church → theological doctrine → |
| affirms |
Mary had no marital relations with Joseph
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Mary had no other biological children than Jesus → |
| hasAspect |
virginity ante partum (before birth)
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virginity in partu (during birth) → virginity post partum (after birth) → |
| hasHistoricalProponent |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Augustine of Hippo → Jerome → John Calvin → Martin Luther → Thomas Aquinas → |
| hasSubject |
Jesus Christ
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Mary, the mother of Jesus → |
| interpretsAs |
Jesus’ brothers as Joseph’s children from a previous marriage
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Jesus’ brothers as cousins or close relatives → |
| isAffirmedBy |
Anglican high-church tradition (historically)
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Assyrian Church of the East → Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran confessional tradition (historically) → Oriental Orthodox Churches → many early Protestant Reformers → |
| isAffirmedIn |
Eastern Orthodox liturgy
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Roman Catholic liturgy → traditional Christian creeds and confessions in some traditions → |
| isBasedOn |
early Christian tradition
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| isConnectedToTitle |
Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin)
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Theotokos → |
| isControversialRegarding |
interpretation of Jesus’ brothers and sisters
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| isDefinedAsDogmaBy |
Lateran Council of 649
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| isDiscussedIn |
Lateran Council of 649
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Second Council of Constantinople → writings of Church Fathers → |
| isDistinctFrom |
Virgin Birth of Jesus
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| isExpressedIn |
Eastern Christian iconography
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Western Christian art → |
| isLinkedTo |
Christological doctrines about Jesus’ divine origin
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high view of Mary’s holiness → |
| isRejectedOrQuestionedBy |
many modern Protestant denominations
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| isRelatedTo |
Virgin Birth of Jesus
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| isSupportedBy |
patristic exegesis of New Testament passages
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typological readings of Old Testament texts → |
| isUpheldIn |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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| teaches |
Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Jesus
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Mary remained a virgin before the birth of Jesus → Mary remained a virgin during the birth of Jesus → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Mary
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Virgin Mary → |
associatedWithDoctrine |
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Aeiparthenos
("Decree of the Lateran Synod of 649 on the perpetual virginity of Mary")
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affirmedIn |
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Aeiparthenos
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associatedDoctrine |
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Virgin Birth of Jesus
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distinguishedFrom |
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Saint Mary
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doctrine |
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St Mary
("Perpetual Virginity of Mary (in Catholic and Orthodox doctrine)")
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doctrineAssociated |