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What is the origin of the idea that Miriam, sister of Moses, was a virgin?
Church father Chromatius, writing around the turn of the 4th century, appeals to an interesting OT example to defend the perpetual virginity of Mary:
Remember that Miriam the prophetess of the Old ...
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What is the earliest known instance of a petition directed to Mary?
A recent answer on this site says that "People have always prayed to Mary as a chief intercessor on their behalf." Such a statement will surely seem excessive to Protestants, who would normally ...
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Which church father first taught the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck, in his Reformed Dogmatics, III, §366, briefly deals with Mary's perpetual virginity, and touches on the doctrine's history:
We do not yet find this idea of Mary'...
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Where did the "theology" behind the Cherry tree carol come from?
I love playing this carol on the piano, but it makes me wonder if I'm not being the least bit heterodox.
Here are the assumptions that seem to me to be contrary to thriving tradition:
When Joseph ...
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How did the Virgin Mary's title "Mirror of Justice", used in some Catholic prayers, originate?
The Catholic prayer often known as the Litany of Loreto1 contains a number of descriptive titles of Mary, the mother of God—for example, "Mirror of Justice", "Seat of Wisdom", "Star of the Sea". ...
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What is the origin of the tradition that Mary lived in Turkey after John took her there?
This website says that the last home of Mary, the mother of Jesus, was in Ephesus, Turkey.
Where did this idea originate?
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What do Protestants say was the source for the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Not counting Martin Luther, who appears to have believed in the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, what do other Protestants think is the source and reason for Catholic adherence to the ...
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