John Paul II – Familiaris Consortio No. 86 and Christifideles Laici No. 64: Mary in the Family and Among Laypeople

The Marian texts of *Familiaris Consortio* (1981) and *Christifideles Laici* (1988) by John Paul II: Mary as the model for the Christian family and Ch…

10/05/2026

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John Paul II – Pastores Dabo Vobis and Consecrated Life: Mary, Mother of Priests and Icon of Consecrated Life

The Marian texts of *Pastores Dabo Vobis* (1992) and *Vita Consecrata* (1996), by John Paul II: Mary as Mater Sacerdotum and icon of perfect consecrat…

10/05/2026

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Francis – Lumen Fidei and Laudato Si: Mary, icon of faith and Queen of all creation

The Marian texts of *Lumen Fidei* (2013) and *Laudato Si'* (2015) by Francis: Mary as the perfect icon of faith and Queen of all creation in an integr…

10/05/2026

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John Paul II – Tertio Millennio Adveniente and Novo Millennio Ineunte: Mary, Guide of the Third Millennium

The Apostolic Letters *Tertio Millennio Adveniente* (1994) and *Novo Millennio Ineunte* (2001): Mary as preparer and beacon for the Great Jubilee of 2…

10/05/2026

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John Paul II – Marian Catecheses (1995-1997): The Largest Marian Cycle of Contemporary Magisterium.

The 70 weekly catecheses of John Paul II on Mary (1995-1997): the greatest Marian synthesis of contemporary magisterium, organized into five major sec…

10/05/2026

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John Paul II – Veritatis Splendor (No. 120) and Evangelium Vitae (Nos. 102-105): Mary, Mother of Life.

The Marian conclusions of *Veritatis Splendor* (1993) and *Evangelium Vitae* (1995): Mary as the existential foundation of Catholic morality and the d…

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John Paul II – Salvifici Doloris, No. 25: Mary at the Cross (1984)

Mary at the foot of the cross as a unique witness and participant in Christ’s redeeming suffering.

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Paul VI – In May, Christi Matri Rosarii et recurens mensis Octoberis: Rosary for Peace

The three brief Marian encyclicals of Paul VI (1965-1969): *Mense Maio*, *Christi Matri Rosarii*, and *Recurrens Mensis October*. Rosary for peace in …

10/05/2026

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John Paul II – Divine Mercy, No. 9: Mary, Mother of Mercy (1980)

Mary, Mother of Mercy, who experienced, cooperated with, and intercedes for divine mercy.

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Vatican Council II – General Index of Marian Documents from Post-Conciliar Magisterium

General Index of *Enchiridion Vaticanum* (EDB Bologna): Marian documents from Vatican II and post-conciliar magisterium of Pope John XXIII to Francis,…

10/05/2026

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Saint John XXIII – The Mariology of the Good Pope: Mater et Magistra, Peace on Earth, Eternal God

The mariology of Pope Saint John XXIII (1958-1963): Marian texts from the encyclicals *Mater et Magistra* (1961), *Pacem in Terris* (1963), and *Aeter…

10/05/2026

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Pope Clement XI – Commisi Nobis (1708): The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is obligatory throughout the Church (Doctrina Pontificia IV, no. 204)

The Bull Commissi Nobis (Clement XI, December 6, 1708): the decree that made obligatory throughout the Universal Church the feast of the Immaculate Co…

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Pope Pius IV and the Tridentine Creed – Bull Injunctum Nobis (Pontifical Doctrine of Pope IV, nos. 166-167)

The Bull Iniunctum Nobis (Pius IV, 1564) publishes the Tridentine Creed with a mandatory Marian clause: the veneration of Mary, her relics, and images…

10/05/2026

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Honorius III, Gregory IX, and the earliest documents on the Rosary (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 122-131)

The popes of the 13th-14th centuries and the earliest papal documents on the Rosary: from Urban IV (1261) to the Second Council of Lyon (1274), Nichol…

10/05/2026

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Stabat Mater – liturgical sequence approved by Pius IX (Doctrina pontificalis IV, no. 320)

The Stabat Mater and the decree of Pius IX in 1876 approving it as the official liturgical sequence for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. History, the…

10/05/2026

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Leo XIII – Supreme Anno (1884): The Rosary as a Compendium of the Gospel (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 342-351)

The encyclical *Superiore Anno* (Leo XIII, 1884): The Rosary as a compendium of the Gospel and prayer for social peace, with the three groups of myste…

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Leo XIII – in October (1891): Mary, Co-Redemptor and Mediator of all graces (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nn. 372-388)

The encyclical *Octobri mense* (Leão XIII, 1891): the largest Marian encyclical of the 19th century, with the doctrine of Mary's mediation, universal…

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Pope Benedict XIII and Clement XII – Rosary and Marian devotion in the 18th century (Pontifical Doctrine IV, nos. 205-208)

The Marian documents of Popes Benedict XIV (Dominican, the Rosary meditated Pope) and Clement XII (1724-1740): The Rosary as a golden chain between He…

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Leo XIII – Supremi Apostolatus (1883): the first encyclical on the Rosary and the month of October (Doctrina Pontificia IV, nn. 326-338).

The encyclical *Supremi Apostolatus* (Leo XIII, 1883): the establishment of October as the month of the Rosary, the argument of Lepanto, and the Rosar…

10/05/2026

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Pope Boniface IX, Martin V, and Eugene IV – Mary in the Great Western Schism

The Marian documents of the popes during the Western Schism (1389-1447): Boniface IX, Martin V, and Eugene IV. The devotion to Mary as a thread of ecc…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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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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 …

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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 …

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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,…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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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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…

10/05/2026

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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 …

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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…

10/05/2026

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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 …

09/05/2026

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Pope Benedict XV: life, pontificate, and Marian devotion (1914-1922)

Pope Benedict XV, the Pope of Peace, guided the Church through World War I and approved Fatima. Learn about his pontificate and his deep Marian devoti…

26/04/2026

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Master Angelology, Councils, and the Church’s Teaching on Angels

Magisterial angelology reveals how the Church defined the doctrine on angels from the Council of Ephesus to the Fourth Lateran Council. Deepen this do…

25/04/2026

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Lumen gentium e Maria: o capítulo VIII do Vaticano II

Light of the Nations and Mary: Chapter VIII of Vatican II

Chapter VIII of *Lumen Gentium* defines the Marian doctrine of the Second Vatican Council. Explore the conciliar debate, the text’s structure, and i…

14/04/2026

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Magistério e Maria: os grandes documentos marianos

The Magisterium and Mary: The Major Marian Documents

Encyclical letters, constitutions, and apostolic exhortations: the major Marian documents of the Papal Magisterium compiled and commented on. Delve in…

14/04/2026

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