When challenged in 322, Patriarch Peter of Alexandria defended its legitimacy. Use of the title, Theotokos was formally sanctioned by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. The Church declared that ...

Consequently for Nestorius, Mary cannot be called "theotokos" (Mother of God), at least in the real sense demanded by the hypostatic union (the union of two natures, the human and the Divine, in the ...

And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty, for He Himself is thy Lord, and thou shalt worship Him. Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos. Panselin, 8th c., Kareyes, Mt. Athos. And first ...

And our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, who bestowed glory on His immaculate Mother Mary Theotokos, will also bestow glory on those who glorify her. (from On the Dormition of Mary, p. 67) State of the ...

She is called "Mother of God" which translates the more accurately stated greek term "Theotokos" or "Birthgiver of God." The Council of Ephesus (431) attributed to Mary the title, Mother of God.

At the end of the fifth week of Great Lent we are given great comfort and encouragement by the Most Holy Theotokos in the service to her called the Laudation of the Mother of God. At the Matins ...