Use of the title, Theotokos was formally sanctioned by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. The Church declared that both Divine and human natures were united in the person of Jesus, the son of ...

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 ...

(Ezekiel 44:2) The same is true of the burning bush seen by Moses: Mary contained in her womb the God-man, Jesus Christ, the God who is a consuming fire, and was not consumed. The consequences of ...

Various names are used to describe Mary's role as mother of Jesus. She is called "Mother of God" which translates the more accurately stated greek term "Theotokos" or "Birthgiver of God." ...

We Orthodox Christians honor the Theotokos Mary more than all the saints and angels of heaven for she was found worthy to give birth to Christ, the Savior of the world by the overshadowing of the Holy ...

Netflix's new movie "Mary" tells the story of the life of the woman who would eventually become known as the Theotokos, the Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven and more. The movie, directed by D.J ...

Nestorius attempted to find a middle ground between the two, declaring that Mary, the mother of Jesus was not theotokos (“God ...

All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated the second day of Christmas in honor of the Theotokos on Dec. 26.