The Blessed Virgin Mary
The four Marian dogmas — Theotokos (Ephesus 431), Perpetual Virginity, Immaculate Conception (1854), Assumption (1950). Marian devotion in the tradition.
2 articles in this pillar
- The Immaculate Conception: What 1854 Defined and WhyOn December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX promulgated the Apostolic Constitution Ineffabilis Deus, defining the Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the Catholic faith:
- Theotokos: How the Council of Ephesus Defined Mary as Mother of GodThe Council of Ephesus (AD 431) defined that Mary is Theotokos — "Mother of God" (literally "God-bearer").