Historical Theology · Patristic Database

The Christian
Belief Map

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

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Belief Records
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Christology 8 Ecclesiology 81 Eschatology 22 Mariology 14 Petrine Ministry 32 Pneumatology 6 Prayer & Devotion 5 Scripture & Tradition 33 Soteriology 7 The Eucharist 30 The Priesthood 11 The Sacraments 31

MARIOLOGY

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
1
Apostolic
1
Ante-nicene
3
Nicene
2
Post-nicene
Figures Attesting
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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