Development of Mariolatory3
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARIOLATORY : M. M. NINAN<br />
• In the same manner St. Basil writes in the fourth century:<br />
he sees in the sword, <strong>of</strong> which Simeon speaks, the doubt<br />
which pierced Mary's soul (Epistle 259).<br />
• St. Chrysostom accuses her <strong>of</strong> ambition, and <strong>of</strong> putting<br />
herself forward unduly when she sought to speak to Jesus<br />
at Capharnaum (Matt., xi , 46; Chrysostom, Hom. xliv; cf.<br />
also "In Matt.", hom. iv).<br />
Mary as the second Eve<br />
This celebrated comparison between Eve, ......and the Blessed<br />
Virgin is developed by:<br />
• Justin<br />
• Irenaeus<br />
• Tertullian ,<br />
• Julius Firm cus Maternus<br />
• Cyril <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem<br />
• Epiphanius<br />
• Theodotus <strong>of</strong> Ancyra , and<br />
• Sedulius<br />
The absolute purity <strong>of</strong> Mary<br />
“Patristic writings on Mary's purity abound. ...............<br />
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