Historical Theology · Patristic Database

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Belief Map

What the first five centuries believed — and who still believes it today.

217

Belief Records

Figures

500

Years

Traditions

Doctrines

Apostolic Succession 1 Christology 12 church 1 Ecclesiology 83 Eschatology 24 existence-of-god 2 Grace & Free Will 3 grace-justification 1 Liturgy 0 Mariology 15 Mariology 0 moral-theology 9 natural-law 3 papacy 0 Petrine Ministry 33 Pneumatology 6 Prayer & Devotion 5 Purgatory 1 saints 0 salvation 6 Scripture & Tradition 34 social-teaching 0 Soteriology 7 The Eucharist 37 The Priesthood 11 The Resurrection 1 The Sacraments 37 The Trinity 9

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7 records

What the early Church fathers taught on this doctrine

Affirmed (6) Implied (1)

Which modern traditions agree with the early Church on this doctrine?

Dark bar = identical/convergent · Light = partial agreement

Catholic

100% 7/7

Orthodox

86% 6/7

Lutheran

71% 5/7

Reformed

43% 3/7

Baptist

29% 2/7

Evangelical

29% 2/7

By Era

Apostolic

Ante-nicene

Nicene

Post-nicene

Figures Attesting

IA OA AA AH CA CE GT

7 Belief Records

IA Ignatius of Antioch c. AD 107

The Virgin Birth is a literal biological miracle, not a metaphor

affirmed

OA Origen of Alexandria c. AD 249

Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Christ

affirmed

AA Athanasius of Alexandria c. AD 358

Mary is ever-virgin and should be called Aeiparthenos — the ever-virgin

affirmed

AH Augustine of Hippo c. AD 415

Augustine excepts the holy Virgin Mary from the general discussion of sin, out of honour to Christ

implied

CA Cyril of Alexandria c. AD 430

Nestorius was wrong to divide the two natures of Christ into two persons

affirmed

CE Council of Ephesus AD 431

Mary is Theotokos — the Mother of God

affirmed

GT Gregory of Tours c. AD 590

The Assumption of Mary into heaven is a pious belief of the Church

affirmed

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