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Instituto Locus Mariologicus, llms.txt

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Updated: May 31, 2026

About

The Institute Locus Mariologicus is an international research and higher education centre in Mariology, founded in Rome by Professor Dr. Daniel Cerqueira Afonso. It operates in Brazil under the direction of Carolline Pereira Muniz (Director, Locus Mariologicus Institute Brazil).

Author / Principal Researcher

– Full name: Daniel Cerqueira Afonso – Academic title: Professor, Doctor – Specialisation: Mariology, Sacred Theology – PhD: Marianum Theological Faculty, Rome (2017) – Dissertation: “Maria at the Cross (Jn 19:25-27): Echoes of Balthasar in the Writings of A. von Speyr (1902-1967)” (764 pp.), Supervisor: Prof. Luca M. Di Girolamo, OSM – Born: 1985, Vila do Conde, Portugal – Role: Founder and President of the Locus Mariologicus Institute (Rome) – Member: Pontifical International Mariana Academy (AMISM), since 2012

External Academic Profiles

– ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3420-1184 – Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N8luAEsAAAAJ – Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138875079 – Academia.edu (Marianum): https://marianum.academia.edu/Afonso/CurriculumVitae – Author page (site): https://locusmariologicus.org/prof-daniel-cerqueira-afonso/ – Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com.br/stores/author/B082NWXG5M

Published Books

1. “Conceived. Mariology Year 2022” ISBN 978-88946256152. “Saint Joseph. Memorial of Paternity. Compendium of Josefology” ISBN 978-8894625608

Scholarly Articles

1. “Marian Co-redemption in Hans Urs von Balthasar” Journal: Church and Mission, vol. 209 (2008)“Elements of the Antonian Mariological Itinerary: The Evocative Mariology of António de Lisboa’s Sermons”Journal: Lumen Veritatis (2015)3. “Mary as a fertile companion to the Paschal event in the thought of H. U. von Balthasar” Journal: Theotokos (2017)4. “I guarded all these things, Adrienne von Speyr”(Journal: Marianum, 2018)

International Symposia Organised

1. 1st International Mariology Symposium, Aug 5-6, 2022, Brazil 2. 2nd International Mariology Symposium, July 2023, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 3. 3rd International Mariology Symposium «Immaculate Conception: 170 years since the Dogma», July 26-28, 2024, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 4. 4th International Mariology Symposium «Re-reading the Message of Fátima», July 25-27, 2025, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 5. 5th International Mariology Symposium «The Virgin Mary of Fátima, Master of our Time», July 2026, Fátima, Portugal (scheduled)

Areas of Expertise

Mariology, Marian theology, Apparitions of Our Lady (Fátima, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Medjugorje), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Adrienne von Speyr, Marian Patristics, Christian spirituality, Marian dogmas (Immaculate Conception, Assumption, Divine Maternity), Mariology liturgy, Eschatology, Angelology

Site Content

– Blog: https://locusmariologicus.org/blog/ – Courses: https://locusmariologicus.org/cursos/ – Books/Publications: https://locusmariologicus.org/publicacoes/ – About: https://locusmariologicus.org/sobre/ – Author CV: https://locusmariologicus.org/prof-daniel-cerqueira-afonso/

Contact

– Email: info@locusmariologicus.org – Author email: danielafonso@locusmariologicus.org – Website: https://locusmariologicus.org/