Perpetual Virginity of Mary

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Christian doctrine Marian doctrine dogma of the Catholic Church theological doctrine

The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Perpetual Virginity of Mary canonical	7
Perpetual virginity of Mary	2
Decree of the Lateran Synod of 649 on the perpetual virginity of Mary	1
Ever-Virgin	1
Mary as ever-virgin	1
Perpetual Virginity of Mary (in Catholic and Orthodox doctrine)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35246 — 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: Perpetual Virginity of Mary
Context triple: [Virgin Mary, associatedWithDoctrine, Perpetual Virginity of Mary]

A. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
B. Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
C. Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
D. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
E. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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: Perpetual Virginity of Mary
Target entity description: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus.

A. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
B. Incarnation of Christ
The Incarnation of Christ is the Christian belief that the eternal Son of God assumed human nature in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and fully human.
C. Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
D. Dormition of the Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos is a principal Eastern Christian feast commemorating the Virgin Mary's death, resurrection, and assumption into heaven.
E. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrine ⓘ Marian doctrine ⓘ dogma of the Catholic Church ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ
affirms	Mary had no marital relations with Joseph ⓘ Mary had no other biological children than Jesus ⓘ
hasAspect	virginity ante partum (before birth) ⓘ virginity in partu (during birth) ⓘ virginity post partum (after birth) ⓘ
hasHistoricalProponent	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Jerome ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
hasSubject	Jesus Christ ⓘ Mary, the mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
interpretsAs	Jesus’ brothers as Joseph’s children from a previous marriage ⓘ Jesus’ brothers as cousins or close relatives ⓘ
isAffirmedBy	Anglican high-church tradition (historically) ⓘ Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran confessional tradition (historically) ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy many early Protestant Reformers ⓘ
isAffirmedIn	Eastern Orthodox liturgy ⓘ linked to: Byzantine Rite Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ traditional Christian creeds and confessions in some traditions ⓘ
isBasedOn	early Christian tradition ⓘ
isConnectedToTitle	Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin) ⓘ Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
isControversialRegarding	interpretation of Jesus’ brothers and sisters ⓘ
isDefinedAsDogmaBy	Lateran Council of 649 ⓘ
isDiscussedIn	Lateran Council of 649 ⓘ Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ writings of Church Fathers ⓘ
isDistinctFrom	Virgin Birth of Jesus ⓘ
isExpressedIn	Eastern Christian iconography ⓘ Western Christian art ⓘ linked to: Christian iconography
isLinkedTo	Christological doctrines about Jesus’ divine origin ⓘ high view of Mary’s holiness ⓘ
isRejectedOrQuestionedBy	many modern Protestant denominations ⓘ
isRelatedTo	Virgin Birth of Jesus ⓘ
isSupportedBy	patristic exegesis of New Testament passages ⓘ typological readings of Old Testament texts ⓘ
isUpheldIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
teaches	Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Jesus ⓘ Mary remained a virgin before the birth of Jesus ⓘ Mary remained a virgin during the birth of Jesus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgin Mary → associatedWithDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Mary → associatedWithDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → distinguishedFrom → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

Aeiparthenos → associatedDoctrine → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ⓘ

subject linked to: Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin)

Aeiparthenos → affirmedIn → Decree of the Lateran Synod of 649 on the perpetual virginity of Mary ⓘ

subject linked to: Aeiparthenos (Ever-Virgin)