Perpetual Virginity of Mary

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Christian doctrine Marian doctrine dogma of the Catholic Church theological doctrine

The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Perpetual Virginity of Mary canonical	5
Decree of the Lateran Synod of 649 on the perpetual virginity of Mary	1
Mary as ever-virgin	1
Perpetual Virginity of Mary (in Catholic and Orthodox doctrine)	1
Perpetual virginity of Mary	1

Statements (50)

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

Referenced by (9)

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

Virgin Mary → associatedWithDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Mary → associatedWithDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → distinguishedFrom → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin) → associatedDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

subject surface form: Aeiparthenos

Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin) → affirmedIn → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

subject surface form: Aeiparthenos

this entity surface form: Decree of the Lateran Synod of 649 on the perpetual virginity of Mary

Saint Mary → doctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

St Mary → doctrineAssociated → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Perpetual Virginity of Mary (in Catholic and Orthodox doctrine)

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church → affirmsDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Perpetual virginity of Mary

Panagia → honorificFor → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mary as ever-virgin