Divine Maternity of Mary
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The Divine Maternity of Mary is the Christian doctrine affirming that Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) by virtue of giving birth to Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary as Mother of God | 2 |
| Mary as Theotokos | 2 |
| Divine Maternity of Mary canonical | 1 |
| Mary as Mother of the Church | 1 |
| Mary as Mother of the Incarnate Word | 1 |
| Mary as New Eve | 1 |
| Mary as “mother of my Lord” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4841428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Divine Maternity of Mary Context triple: [Hail Mary, associatedWithDoctrine, Divine Maternity of Mary]
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A.
Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
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B.
Perpetual Virginity of Mary
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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C.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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D.
True Devotion to Mary
True Devotion to Mary is a classic 18th-century Catholic spiritual work by St. Louis de Montfort that teaches total consecration to Jesus through the Virgin Mary.
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E.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
"The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" is the eighth chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, presenting Catholic teaching on Mary’s role in salvation history and in relation to Christ and the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Divine Maternity of Mary Target entity description: The Divine Maternity of Mary is the Christian doctrine affirming that Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) by virtue of giving birth to Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
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A.
Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
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B.
Perpetual Virginity of Mary
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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C.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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D.
True Devotion to Mary
True Devotion to Mary is a classic 18th-century Catholic spiritual work by St. Louis de Montfort that teaches total consecration to Jesus through the Virgin Mary.
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E.
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
"The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" is the eighth chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, presenting Catholic teaching on Mary’s role in salvation history and in relation to Christ and the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
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Christological doctrine ⓘ Marian doctrine ⓘ |
| affirmedBy |
Catholic magisterium
NERFINISHED
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Council of Ephesus canons NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox tradition ⓘ Lutheran confessional tradition ⓘ |
| affirms |
Jesus Christ is fully divine
NERFINISHED
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Jesus Christ is fully human NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ is one divine person with two natures ⓘ Mary is truly the Mother of God ⓘ |
| basisOf |
Marian title Mother of God
NERFINISHED
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Marian title Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Catholic Mariology
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Mariology NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Mariology ⓘ Traditional Anglican theology ⓘ |
| clarifies | Mary is mother of the divine person of the Son ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Creedal Christology
NERFINISHED
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Marian devotion ⓘ |
| definedAtCouncil | Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedInYear | 431 ⓘ |
| doesNotImply | Mary is source of the divine nature ⓘ |
| greekTitle | Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalTitle |
Mother of God
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Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Greek ⓘ |
| latinTitle |
Dei Genetrix
NERFINISHED
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Mater Dei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeast | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFeastDate | January 1 ⓘ |
| opposedHeresy | Nestorianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presupposes |
Hypostatic union
NERFINISHED
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Incarnation of the Word ⓘ |
| relatedDogma |
Assumption of Mary
NERFINISHED
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Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ Perpetual Virginity of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesToNatureOf | Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesToPersonOf | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Galatians 4:4
NERFINISHED
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Luke 1:43 ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction |
protects the doctrine of the Incarnation
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safeguards the unity of Christ’s person ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Christian liturgy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Divine Maternity of Mary Description of subject: The Divine Maternity of Mary is the Christian doctrine affirming that Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) by virtue of giving birth to Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mary as “mother of my Lord”
this entity surface form:
Mary as Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Mary as Mother of the Church
this entity surface form:
Mary as New Eve
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
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theologicalFocus
→
Divine Maternity of Mary
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this entity surface form:
Mary as Mother of God
subject surface form:
Infant Mary
this entity surface form:
Mary as Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Mary as Mother of God
this entity surface form:
Mary as Mother of the Incarnate Word