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HOLY THEOTOKOS
WHETHER
WRITTEN
MEANS
LIVING
MERCY
CATHEDRAL
BIRTH
GREEK
ORTHODOX FAITH
ALEXANDRIA
ATHANASIUS
NESTORIANISM
ICON
VIRGIN MARY
VIRGIN
EASTERN ORTHODOX
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
JESUS CHRIST
BISHOPS
ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES
CHERNIGOV
VENERATION
GOD
MOTHER
MARY
DORMITION
REPOSE
CHRIST
EPHESUS
SAINTS
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
THEOTOKOS
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  1. The Theotokos was chosen by God and freely co-operated in that choice to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, the God-man.
  2. The Theotokos was subject to original sin as the Orthodox understand it, yet she lived her life without sinning, stainless and pure. Move Up
  3. The Theotokos is depicted lying on a bier, surrounded by the Twelve Apostles. Move Up
  4. The use of Theotokos was formally affirmed at the Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus in 431. Move Up

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  1. As we enter the Dormition fast, Martha Condra, the host of Wheat, Wine, and Oil, reflects on her summer, motherhood, and our Most Holy Theotokos.

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  1. The Third Ecumenical Council debated whether she should be referred to as Theotokos or Christotokos.

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  1. The akathist par excellence is that written in the 6th century to the Theotokos.

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  1. The word akathist itself means "not sitting." The akathist par excellence is that written in the 6th century to the Theotokos.
  2. Theotokos (and its Latin equivalents, "Deipara" and "Dei genetrix") literally means "Godbearer". Move Up

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  1. All of the particles for the living are placed in a line below the Lamb and the particles for the Theotokos and saints.

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  1. Theotokos, grant us your peace and have mercy upon us, only merciful One.
  2. However, our Lord and the Most Holy Theotokos had mercy on us and we did not perish completely. Move Up

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  1. The cathedral has two storeys, with the lower church consecrated to St. Sergius of Radonezh and the upper one — to the Theotokos of Kazan.

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  1. In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos.
  2. She is thus called Theotokos as an affirmation of the divinity of the one to whom she gave birth. Move Up

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  1. As in the Catholic church, the Saints are venerated and special attention is paid to Mary, who is often called the Theotokos (Greek: 'God-bearer').

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  1. The terminology "Theotokos" was confirmed as consistent with the Orthodox faith.

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  1. As Cyril of Alexandria wrote, "I am amazed that there are some who are entirely in doubt as to whether the holy Virgin should be called Theotokos or not.

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  1. Athanasius of Alexandria in 330, Gregory the Theologian in 370, John Chrysostom in 400, and Augustine all used the term Theotokos.

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  1. Nestorius's view was anathematised by the Council as heresy, (see Nestorianism), and the title "Theotokos" for Mary was affirmed.
  2. Condemned Nestorianism and defined the term Theotokos. Move Up

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  1. In the late fourteenth century, the principal object of worship of the "old" capital—the icon of the Theotokos of Vladimir —was transferred to Moscow.
  2. Two women of senatorial rank martyred with St. Procopius and others.) Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Surety of Sinners". Move Up

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  1. The Theotokos and the Saints The Theotokos of Vladimir, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of the Virgin Mary.
  2. Pre-eminent among the saints is the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos ("God-bearer"). Move Up

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  1. To the Biblical texts this adds the opening invocation "Theotokos Virgin", the name "Mary" and the concluding "for you have borne the Saviour of our souls".

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  1. In the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Oriental Orthodox traditions, the Ever-Virgin Mary, the Theotokos, died, after having lived a holy life.

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  1. The Theotokos and the saints The Eastern Orthodox Church believes death and the separation of body and soul to be unnatural; a result of the Fall of Man.

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  1. These are feasts which celebrate major historical events in the lives of Jesus Christ or the Theotokos (Virgin Mary).

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  1. Bishops wear a panagia (icon of the Theotokos) in place of the pectoral cross.

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  1. The title "Theotokos" continues to be used frequently in the hymns of the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Oriental Orthodox churches.

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  1. The cloister's holiest icon used to be that of Theotokos, who made her epiphany to Svyatoslav of Chernigov on 6 February 1060.

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  1. The Orthodox distinguish between worship and veneration but do not use the "hyper"-veneration terminology when speaking of the Theotokos.

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  1. Most Protestants, however, do not follow these devotions, nor do they typically refer to her as the Mother of God or Theotokos.
  2. A great many traditions revolve around the Ever-Virgin Mary, the Theotokos, the Birth-giver of God, which are theologically paramount. Move Up
  3. On 20 December 1940, he was arrested in a church while preaching a sermon in honour of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Theotokos (Mother of God). Move Up

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  1. The Athanasius who venerated Mary as "the Mother of God" (Greek: theotokos; cf.
  2. Theotokos. A theological term commonly used by the Orthodox to indicate the doctrinal significance of Virgin Mary as Mother of God. Move Up
  3. The Theotokos was chosen by God and freely cooperated in that choice to be the mother of Jesus Christ, the God-man. Move Up

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  1. Primary among these is that, as mother of Jesus, Mary is the Mother of God (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ) and the Theotokos, literally, Birthgiver of God.
  2. This council established the tradition of Mary the mother of Jesus being referred to as Theotokos. Move Up
  3. A depiction of Jesus as a child with his mother, Mary, the Theotokos of Vladimir (12th century). Move Up

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  1. This two-fold event is celebrated as the Dormition ("falling asleep") of the Theotokos.
  2. The feast day of the Dormition ("falling asleep") of the Theotokos is preceded by a two week fasting period. Move Up
  3. In the Eastern Church, this belief is celebrated as the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos. Move Up

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  1. The Dormition Fast, a two-week long Fast preceding the Dormition of the Theotokos (repose of The Virgin Mary), lasting from August 1 through August 14.

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  1. As a consequence of this, he denied the title "Mother of God" (Theotokos) to the Virgin Mary, declaring her instead to be "Mother of Christ" Christotokos.
  2. In that the Christ was God incarnate, the Virgin was "Mother of God" (Theotokos, "god - bearer"); she was not simply mother of an ordinary human. Move Up

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  1. The Council of Ephesus condemned Nestorianism and affirmed the Mary to be Theotokos ("God-bearer" or "Mother of God").
  2. A feminine presence was added to Christianity by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD when the Virgin Mary was named Theotokos the Mother of God. Move Up

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  1. Pre-eminent among the saints is the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos ("birthgiver of God").
  2. Preeminent among the saints is the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos ("birthgiver of God"). Move Up
  3. Some of these images represent the Theotokos (who is particularly revered in the Russian Orthodox Church), saints, and scenes from their lives. Move Up

Blessed Virgin Mary Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos).

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  1. Mitre worn by an Eastern bishop with icons of Christ, the Theotokos (Mary, Mother of God) and Forerunner (John the Baptist).
  2. Veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus as the Blessed Virgin Mary or Theotokos, and veneration of the saints. Move Up
  3. According to Eastern traditions, she retired to Ephesus with the Theotokos (Mary, the Mother of God)[ clarify] and there she died. Move Up

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