Trent Council and the Marian Counter-Reformation – privileges, royalty, and cult of Mary (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 161-165)

The Marian texts of the Council of Trent (1545-1563): the exclusion of Mary from the decree on original sin, her singular privilege of grace, her roya…

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Paul III and the Marian feasts in the Breviary of Quiñones – hymns to Mary (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nn. 152-160)

The Marian documents of Paul III (1534-1549): the approval of the Quinhones Breviary with renewed Marian feasts and three beautiful hymns to Mary, inc…

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Pope Pius IX – The Path to the Ineffable God (1846-1854) – Preparatory Documents (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 258-268)

Pius IX's documents before Ineffabilis Deus (1846-1854): the encyclical *Ubi primum* of universal consultation to bishops, the dogmatic preparation, a…

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Pope Pius IX – Ineffabilis Deus and post-definition documents (1854-1878) – Papal Doctrine IV, nn. 269-322

The Bull Ineffabilis Deus (1854) and the post-definition documents of Pius IX (nn. 269-322): from the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception…

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Leo XIII – The Rosary Pope: Thirteen Marian Encyclicals (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nn. 323-480)

The sixty-six Marian documents of Leo XIII (1878-1903): the thirteen encyclicals on the Rosary, October month, the doctrine of co-regency, and Mary's …

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Pius VIII and Gregory XVI – Prelude to the Immaculate Conception (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 254-257)

The pontificates of Pius VIII and Gregory XVI (1829-1846): the immediate prelude to the definition of the Immaculate Conception, with documents on Mar…

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Pius VII and Leo XII – Mariology in the post-Napoleonic restoration

The pontifates of Pius VII and Leo XII in the post-Napoleonic restoration: seventeen Marian documents of Pius VII that reconstituted devotion to Mary …

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Pope Benedict XIV and the bull Gloriosae Dominae (1748) – Mary as Mediator of All Graces (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 209-220)

The Bull *Aurea Gloriosae Dominae* (Benedict XIV, 1748): a Marian summa of the 18th century, with the doctrine of Mary's universal mediation, the anti…

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Pope Clement XIII, XIV, and Pius VI – Mariology in the Enlightenment and French Revolution (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 221-231)

The popes of Enlightenment and French Revolution: Clement XIII, Clement XIV, and Pius VI defended Marian devotion against anti-religious Enlightenment…

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Urban VIII, Innocent X, and Alexander VII – royalty of Mary and Immaculate Conception

Popes Urban VIII, Innocent X, and Alexander VII in the 17th century: doctrine of Mary's Royalty, fight against Jansenism, and Constitution *Sollicitud…

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Clement IX to Clement XI – Rosary, Immaculate Conception and Marian devotion (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 194-204)

From Clement IX to Clement XI (1667-1721): the Baroque popes and the fight against Jansenism, with documents on the Rosary, the Immaculate Conception,…

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Pope Sixtus V, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Paul V – Marian liturgy post-Tridentine (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 176-183)

Popes Sixtus V, Clement VIII, and Paul V consolidate post-Tridentine Marian liturgy: Mary's feasts, Rosary confraternities, and the doctrine of Mary's…

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Gregory XIII and the Universal Rosary – Monent Apostolus (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 171-175)

The documents of Gregory XIII (1572-1585) that consolidated the Rosary as a universal devotion: the Bull "Monet Apostolus" (1573), the Rosary Brotherh…

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Alexander VII – “Sollicitudem Omnium Ecclesiarum” and the Immaculate Conception (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 190-193)

The Apostolic Constitution *Sollicitudo omnium Ecclesiarum* (Alexander VII, December 8, 1661): the decisive milestone between Sixtus IV and Pius IX in…

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Saint Pius V and the Rosary of Lepanto – The Roman Pontiffs have traditionally (Doctrinal Pontifical IV, nos. 168-170)

The three Marian documents of Saint Pius V: the Magna Carta of the Rosary (1569), the Battle of Lepanto (1571), and the establishment of the feast of …

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Popes of the 13th-15th centuries: rosary, scapular, and Immaculate Conception (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 122-143)

From Innocent IV to the Council of Florence: the birth of the Rosary, the Carmelite Scapular, the controversy of the Immaculate Conception, and the ea…

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Saint Gregory II, III, and the Second Council of Nicaea – Mary’s veneration and images (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 62-97)

Popes Gregory II, Gregory III, and the Second Council of Nicaea (787) defend the legitimate veneration of Mary's images, distinguishing adoration from…

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Medieval Popes: Leo IX to Innocent III – Scholastic Mariology (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 100-121)

From Saint Leo IX to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and Innocent III: Medieval Mariology in 22 documents, from creeds to speeches on the Assumption…

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Tolete Council XI and III Constantinople – Theotokos Aeiparthenos (Pontificial Doctrine IV, nos. 48-60)

The Sixth Toledo Council (675) and the Third Council of Constantinople (680-681) consolidated the title Theotokos kai Aeiparthenos: Mary, Mother of Go…

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Popes of the 5th-6th centuries – Mary, Mother of God and Ever Virgin (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nn. 30-43)

Gelasius I, Sisinus, John II, Vigilius, and Hormisdas I consolidate the Ephesian doctrine of Mary as Theotokos and ever-virgin with the theme of Mary�…

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Council of Lateran (649) – Ever Virgin and Immaculate (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 44-47)

The Second Council of Constantinople (553) and the Lateran Council of 649 define the perpetual virginity of Mary as dogma: *Aeiparthenos* - Ever Virgi…

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Council of Ephesus (431) – Theotokos, Mother of God (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 17-18)

The Council of Ephesus (431) defines Mary as Theotokos - Mother of God. Greek and Portuguese texts from the greatest Marian council in Christian histo…

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Saint Sixtus III and Saint Leo I – Theotokos celebrated and preached (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 19-29)

Saint Sixtus III builds Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome; Saint Leo I develops the richest Marian theology in the West in his Christmas Homilies. Key text…

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Saint Felix I and Saint Damasus I – Divine Maternity of Mary (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 8-14)

Papal documents from St. Felix I and St. Damascus I (3rd-4th centuries) affirm Mary's divine motherhood and perpetual virginity, the pre-Ephesian basi…

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Saint Siricus and Saint Celestine I – Ever Virgin and Theotokos (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 15-16)

Popes Saint Siricus and Saint Celestine I establish the papal doctrine of Mary's perpetual virginity and her divine motherhood, preparing for the Coun…

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Marian faith symbols – doctrinal foundation (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 1-7)

The seven early Marian documents of Pontifical Doctrine IV: ancient Church formulas of faith that establish the Virginity of Mary as an article of uni…

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Mary as a new Eve: The patristic typology that founded Mariology

Mary, the new Eve, is the patristic typology that founded mariology. Explore the origins of this doctrine in Saint Irenaeus and its enduring influence…

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God is love – Mary, Mother of Mercy (Benedict XVI, full text)

**Latin:**"Numero 41: Sed in Maria Virginis, quae est immanis caritatis imago et mater misericordiae, potestem caritatis christi perficiendae videre…

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“Gaudium et Spes – Mary, the new Eve and glory of the Church (Vatican Council II)”

Articles on Mariology from *Gaudium et Spes* (Vatican Council II, 1965) in Latin and Portuguese: Mary as the image and beginning of the glorified Chur…

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Fides et Ratio – Mary as the Model of Faith and Reason (John Paul II, full text)

**Latin:**"Maria, ut perfecta sintese fidei et rationis, in qua veritas quaeritur, universale Doctoris angeli caelesti, universum per se ipse revela…

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I have seen the Word – Mary as a model of listening to the Word (Vatican II, full text)

Articles on Mariology from *Dei Verbum* (Vatican II, 1965) in Latin and Portuguese: Mary as the perfect model of obedience to faith and of listening t…

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Evangelii Nuntiandi – Mary as Star of Evangelization (Paul VI, full text)

**Latin:**"Maria, ut stella evangelizationis, prima evangelizatrice historiae Christianae."**Portuguese:**"Maria, como Estrela da Evangelizaçã…

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Treatise on True Devotion – St. Louis Marie de Montford (Full Text)

Text of the Treaty on the True Devotion to the Most Holy Virgin by Saint Louis Marie de Montfort (c. 1712), with excerpts from the original French and…

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Sacred Council (Vatican II), “On the Role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church and in the Sacred Liturgies” (full text)

**Latin:**Articuli de Mariologia (nn. 103-104) ex Sacrosanctum Concilium (Vaticanus II, 1963), de Beatae Mariae Virginis locatione in calendario et …

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The Church of the Eucharist – Mary, the Eucharistic Woman (John Paul II)

# **Chapter V of the Encyclical *Ecclesia de Eucharistia***## **Original Latin:**Maria, mulier eucharistica, typus et modus vivendi Eucharistiae. …

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Evangelii Gaudium: Apostolic Exhortation of Francis – Mary, Mother of Evangelization (Full Text)

# **Exortação Apostólica Evangelii Gaudium**## **(Francisco, 24 de novembro de 2013)**...### **Capítulo 5: Maria, Mãe da Evangelização e …

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Spe Salvi – Encyclical of Benedict XVI – Mary, Star of Hope (Full Text)

Encíclica Spe Salvi (Bento XVI, 30 de Novembro de 2007)

Capítulo sobre Maria, Estrela da Esperança

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Mulieris Dignitatem – Apostolic Letter of John Paul II on the Dignity of Woman (Full Text)

**Apostolic Letter "Mulieris Dignitatem" (John Paul II, August 15, 1988)***Excertos do Original Latino:*> "Mulieris dignitatem, quae in se ipso co…

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Redemptoris Mater
Encyclical of John Paul II on the Mother of the Redeemer (Full Text)

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Lumen Gentium, Chapter VIII – Latin Text and Portuguese Translation (Vatican II)

# **Lumen Gentium, Capítulo VIII**

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Signum Magnum – Apostolic Letter of Paul VI on the Spiritual Motherhood of Mary (Full Text)

**Signum Magnum** (Paul VI, May 13, 1967)*Excerpts from the original Latin and Portuguese translation.*On the Maternal Spirituality of Mary and Ma…

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Ad Caeli Reginam: An Encyclical of Pius XII on the Reign of Mary
…in which, addressing the whole Church, we set forth and explain the doctrine concerning the regal dignity of the Blessed Virgin Mary…

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**Munificentissimus Deus**

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# **Constitution Apostolicine Ineffabilis Deus**

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O Espírito paráclito: At 8, 1; pd 3 e a promessa do Espírito em Jo 14

The Paraclete Spirit: Act 8:1; PD 3 and the promise of the Spirit in Jn 14

Paraclete Spirit in Acts 8:16; 1 Peter 3, and John 14: Three texts from Year A united by the promised gift of Christ. Let us delve deeper into this Ma…

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Mary, Cooperator of Redemption: The Delicate Question of Co-Redemptor

Mary as Cooperator of Redemption: Explore the issue of co-redemptrix, Mary's suffering at the cross, and her unique role in Christ's salvific work.

09/05/2026

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Nossa Senhora de luján, padroeira da argentina

Our Lady of Luján, patroness of Argentina

Patroness of Argentina, Our Lady of Luján reveals the divine wisdom that dwells within her people. Let us delve into this Marian devotion rooted in b…

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Mary’s Unshakeable Faith: Demonstration of Her Testimony and Foundation of the Church’s Faith (2026)

## I. The Theological Foundation of Mary’s Faith: The Announcement The theological foundation of **Mary’s faith** is rooted in the announcement narrated by Luke 1:26-38.…

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Mary’s Rosary, St. Dominic of Guzman: Demonic Testimony and Contemplation

The most rich theologically, Bamonte's statement about Mary's Rosary describes its mediating function with an image of rare beauty: ...

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The Intercession of Mary at the Cross (1987): The Demonic Testimony, According to Father Giovanni Bamonte

The doctrine of Mary's intercession constitutes one of the richest and most precisely defined areas of dogmatic mariology. Its basis...

07/05/2026

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