Divine Maternity of Mary

E474311

Christian doctrine Christological doctrine Marian doctrine

The Divine Maternity of Mary is the Christian doctrine affirming that Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) by virtue of giving birth to Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Mary as Mother of God	4
Mary as Theotokos	2
Divine Maternity of Mary canonical	1
Divine maternity of Mary	1
Mary as "the mother of my Lord"	1
Mary as Mother and protector	1
Mary as Mother of Divine Wisdom	1
Mary as Mother of the Church	1
Mary as Mother of the Incarnate Word	1
Mary as New Eve	1
Mary as “mother of my Lord”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4841428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Divine Maternity of Mary
Context triple: [Hail Mary, associatedWithDoctrine, Divine Maternity of Mary]

A. Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
B. Perpetual Virginity of Mary
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
C. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
D. True Devotion to Mary
True Devotion to Mary is a classic 18th-century Catholic spiritual work by St. Louis de Montfort that teaches total consecration to Jesus through the Virgin Mary.
E. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
"The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" is the eighth chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, presenting Catholic teaching on Mary’s role in salvation history and in relation to Christ and the Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Divine Maternity of Mary
Target entity description: The Divine Maternity of Mary is the Christian doctrine affirming that Mary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) by virtue of giving birth to Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.

A. Assumption of Mary
The Assumption of Mary is a Christian doctrine, especially in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that teaches the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.
B. Perpetual Virginity of Mary
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.
C. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
D. True Devotion to Mary
True Devotion to Mary is a classic 18th-century Catholic spiritual work by St. Louis de Montfort that teaches total consecration to Jesus through the Virgin Mary.
E. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
"The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" is the eighth chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, presenting Catholic teaching on Mary’s role in salvation history and in relation to Christ and the Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrine ⓘ Christological doctrine ⓘ Marian doctrine ⓘ
affirmedBy	Catholic magisterium ⓘ linked to: magisterium of the Catholic Church Council of Ephesus canons ⓘ Eastern Orthodox tradition ⓘ Lutheran confessional tradition ⓘ
affirms	Jesus Christ is fully divine ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is fully human ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is one divine person with two natures ⓘ Mary is truly the Mother of God ⓘ
basisOf	Marian title Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Theotokos Marian title Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Theotokos
celebratedBy	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
centralTo	Catholic Mariology ⓘ linked to: Marian doctrine Eastern Orthodox Mariology ⓘ linked to: Mary in Eastern Christianity Oriental Orthodox Mariology ⓘ Traditional Anglican theology ⓘ
clarifies	Mary is mother of the divine person of the Son ⓘ
connectedTo	Creedal Christology ⓘ linked to: Christology Marian devotion ⓘ
definedAtCouncil	Council of Ephesus ⓘ
definedInYear	431 ⓘ
doesNotImply	Mary is source of the divine nature ⓘ
greekTitle	Theotokos ⓘ
hasDoctrinalTitle	Mother of God ⓘ Theotokos ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Greek ⓘ
latinTitle	Dei Genetrix ⓘ Mater Dei ⓘ
liturgicalFeast	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ⓘ
liturgicalFeastDate	January 1 ⓘ
opposedHeresy	Nestorianism ⓘ
presupposes	Hypostatic union ⓘ linked to: hypostatic union Incarnation of the Word ⓘ
relatedDogma	Assumption of Mary ⓘ Immaculate Conception ⓘ Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ
relatesToNatureOf	Christology ⓘ
relatesToPersonOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Galatians 4:4 ⓘ Luke 1:43 ⓘ
theologicalFunction	protects the doctrine of the Incarnation ⓘ safeguards the unity of Christ’s person ⓘ
veneratedIn	Christian liturgy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited