His prominence in this choir of Orthodox hymnographers is emphasized in many icons of the Protection of the Theotokos. |
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Increased prominence was given to Mary, shown in the Byzantine manner as Theotokos, powerful Mother of God. |
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Make an image of Christ and of his mother, the Theotokos, and let that be enough. |
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At the third ecumenical council in Ephesus in the year 431, there was a big controversy over whether Mary should get the title Theotokos or Christotokos. |
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Nevertheless, the doctrine was important in the East, as theologians such as John of Damascus made it central to the idea of Mary as Theotokos, or God-bearer. |
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In obedience to the command of the most holy Theotokos, the evangelist wrote down this teaching about the mystery of the Holy Trinity, afterward granting it also to Gregory. |
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Its official date of creation is 14 October 1942, day of Intercession of the Theotokos feast. |
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There church fathers affirmed Mary as the Theotokos, or God-bearer. |
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The question for the early church was whether Mary should be proclaimed Theotokos, Mother of God, or simply Christokos, the mother of the humanity of Jesus. |
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