Thanks to the grace of Our Lady
Explore Marian mediation and devotion to Our Lady as a path to particular graces of the full grace. Deepen this essential mariological reflection.
Category: Patristics
The Mariological Meaning of the “Presentation of Mary,” November 21
Discover the Mariological meaning of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple, the feast of November 21, across liturgy, patristic tradition, and…
All Saints’ Day and the Assumption
The Assumption of Mary theologically grounds the feast of All Saints. Explore the connection between her bodily glory and the eternal destiny…
Mariology in the Paintings of Piero della Francesca (Part 2)
Piero was born around 1415-1420 in Borgo San Sepolcro. In this town of the upper Val Tiberina, Piero served his first apprenticeship in…
Holy Mary, gate of heaven: a dogmatic-liturgical analysis
Mary, Gate of Heaven: a dogmatic-liturgical analysis of how God entered the world through the Incarnation and how the faithful find in her the…
The origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin Orans
Explore the origins of intercession in the iconography of the Virgin Orans and her role in the theophanic representations of the history of…
Mary made fruitful by the word she heard
Mary was made fruitful by the Word she heard with total faith when she welcomed the angel. Deepen this mariological truth at Locus Mariologicus.
The mission of Mary: divine and universal motherhood
The mission of Mary unites divine and universal motherhood: Mother of Christ, she becomes Mother of all the members of His Body. Deepen this…
Mary’s Vocation: A Response of Faith to the Word
Mary’s vocation and her fiat reveal a unique response of faith to the Word of God. Let us delve deeper into this Mariological reflection on…
The Annunciation to Mary According to Blessed Fra Angelico (Part III)
The painter’s art shows itself here to be angelic, because it represents the highest expression of spiritual values, of humanistic ideals…
The Mariology of Eustathius of Antioch
Eustathius of Antioch defends the virginal motherhood of Mary in the Christological controversies of the fourth century. Explore his…
The Mariology of Alexander of Alexandria
Discover how the Mariology of Alexander of Alexandria shaped faith in Mary in the Christological controversies of the fourth century, in a…
Peter of Alexandria (d. 311)
Peter of Alexandria bears witness to the Church’s early faith in Mary. Explore his singular contribution to patristic Mariology in this study…
The Mariology of Methodius of Olympus (d. 311)
Methodius of Olympus presents Mary as a model of virginity and a type of the Church, thus laying the foundations of early patristic Mariology.…
The Mariology of Saint Anthony of Lisbon
Explore the Mariology of Saint Anthony of Lisbon through the legendae that reveal his Marian devotion. Delve deeper into this theological and…
The Mother of the Church in the Roman Catholic Liturgy
Discover Mary’s place in the Roman Catholic liturgy and how Sacrosanctum Concilium grounds her essential presence in the liturgical year of…
The meaning of the feast of the Mother of the Church
Mary, Mother of the Church, is a title beloved by the faithful from the earliest times. Explore the theological and spiritual meaning of this…
Mary in the Upper Room (Acts 1:14): The Only Reference in Acts and Mary’s Pneumatological Role in the Nascent Church
Mary in the Upper Room in Acts 1:14 reveals her pneumatological role in the nascent Church. Explore more deeply the theological meaning of this…
Visions or apparitions? Mariological differences
Visions or Marian apparitions? Learn the theological distinctions between the types of manifestations and the criteria the Church applies in…
Adamantius
Adamantius bears witness to Mary in the debate with Gnosticism. Mariological analysis of the first Christian centuries at Locus Mariologicus.…
The Didascalia of the Apostles
A Mariological analysis of the Didascalia of the Apostles and its contribution to early Marian theology of the third century. Take a deeper…
Origen’s Mariology: Mary in Alexandrian Exegesis and Theology
Origen of Alexandria and his pioneering contribution to the Mariology of the first centuries. Delve deeper into patristic thought on Mary at…
Clement of Alexandria: Mariology and the Theology of the Lógos
Clement of Alexandria unites Mariology and the theology of the Lógos in the Stromata. Discover the Alexandrian roots of Mary’s perpetual…
Hippolytus of Rome’s Mariology: The Commentary on the Song of Songs
Hippolytus of Rome and the Song of Songs: a decisive contribution to early Mariology in the first centuries. Delve deeper into this theological…
The Heart of Mary in the First Millennium
The patristic and liturgical roots of devotion to the Heart of Mary in the first millennium of the Church. Explore the theological foundations…
Your Father and I, union and fatherhood
A Mariological analysis of Lk 2:48 reveals the mystery of Joseph’s union and fatherhood at Mary’s side in the Holy Family. Let us deepen…
Saint Joseph: The Drama of the Repudiation
A Mariological analysis of Saint Joseph's drama of repudiation before Mary's pregnancy and of his obedient response to the angel. Delve into…
Aristides
Aristides of Athens and the apologists of the second century bear witness to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Explore the origins of early Christian…
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch and the first foundations of Marian theology. Discover the essential patristic contribution to Mariology in the early…
Does the Creed, or Apostolic Symbol, Speak of Mary?
Does the Apostles’ Creed mention Mary? A Mariological analysis of her presence in the symbols of faith of the Christian tradition. Explore…
Our Lady of Grace or of Mercy? Conclusion.
Mariological conclusion on Our Lady of Grace or of Mercy, its theological foundation and root in the ecclesial tradition. This title of Mary is…
Mary and her mediation: Part II
Theological reflection on Mary's mediation in the economy of salvation and her intercursus with Christ. Let us deepen this essential…
Mary and Those Who Fell Asleep in Hope: Part I
A reflection on Marian eschatology and Mary's role in the hope of the resurrection of those who fell asleep in the faith. Deepen this…
From Graces to Grace: The Relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit: Part I
Explore the relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit: from graces to Grace. Marian Theology on the role of Mary in the economy of…
More on the Rosary: the vision of the Holy Fathers.
The Holy Fathers and the Rosary: discover how the patristic tradition illuminates Marian spirituality and deepens the understanding of this…
5′ with Mary: Amphilochius of Iconium
Amphilochius of Iconium and his devotion to Mary in the tradition of the Fathers of the Church. A 5-minute Mariological reflection on the…
Patristic Mariology: Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa and his contribution to patristic Mariology. Explore the thought of this fourth-century Father on Mary and his theological legacy.
Nativity of Mary: a Mariological view
Nativity of Mary: a Mariological study on the theological meaning of the birth of the Virgin in the history of Salvation. Deepen this patristic…
Patristic Mariological Dictionary: Mary in the Fathers of the Church
A Mariological Dictionary of Patristic Theology: terms and concepts concerning Mary in the writings of the Fathers of the Church. Explore more…
Mariological Dictionary: Terms and Concepts of the Theology of Mary
A Mariological Dictionary with the main terms and concepts of Marian theology. An essential reference for the in-depth study of Mary. Explore…
Cyril of Jerusalem: Fourth-Century Patristic Mariology
Cyril of Jerusalem and patristic Mariology: theological thought on Mary in the first centuries. Explore more deeply the contribution of this…
Mariology of the Wedding at Cana
At the Wedding at Cana, Mary intercedes and reveals Jesus to the world. Explore the Mariology of Jn 2:1-12 in this in-depth theological analysis.
Patristic Mariology
Discover how the Fathers of the Church founded patristic Mariology, developing the dogmas and the Marian devotion that have shaped the…
Patristic Mariology: Mary in the Fathers of the Church
Explore patristic Mariology and discover how the Fathers of the Church laid the foundations of Christian Marian devotion and theology over the…
Patristic Mariology
Discover how the Fathers of the Church shaped patristic Mariology, from Justin to John Damascene, from the New Eve to the Theotokos. The…
The Cult of Mary: Its Nature and Theological Foundation
Understand the nature of the cult of Mary, distinct from latria and dulia. The theological and biblical foundation of hyperdulia in the…
The Virtues of Mary
Explore the virtues of Mary according to Bernard of Clairvaux, Louis de Montfort, and Redemptoris Mater. Faith, humility, the fiat, and the…
Mother of the Redeemer in the Old Testament: Prophecies and Marian Typology
Discover how the Old Testament foretells Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, through prophecies and prefigurations that reveal her role in the…
Mary at the Annunciation
The Annunciation reveals Mary’s “Fiat” and her unique role in the history of salvation. Explore the theological meaning of this decisive…