4th or 5th century, is = 400 or 500 AD
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"""""""The Council of Ephesus in 431 sanctioned the cult of the Virgin as Mother of God;
Then....
Pope Gregory’s reading of the role of Mary would be repeated by monks and priests. They would weave in to the Gospels his readings as if they were Gospel themselves soon forgetting that it was myth. The words of Gregory soon became a reality. The birth of the cult of the Virgin Mary had begun. She became a pure and perfect form of womanhood, an expectation of perfection within the female form.
Next..
.The Virgin Mary in Byzantine Representations
The Virgin Mary, known as the Theotokos in Greek terminology, was central to Byzantine spirituality as one of its most important
religious figures . As the mediator between suffering mankind and Christ and the protectress of
Constantinople , she was widely venerated. Also..
Mary is mentioned more often in the Koran (Q`uran) (Islam) (30 references) than in the Christian Bible
Lastly for now...... The Catholic Religion relies heavily on "Church Father" and "Saints"
One of their favorites is Irenaeus.
IN his book
Against Heresies (
Book 5, ch. 19, c. AD 185) that talks about "recapitulation." He talks about how Jesus undid through obedience what Adam caused through disobedience. It also says that Mary, obeying while a virgin, undid the disobedience of Eve who disobeyed while a virgin."""""""
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