The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary is an apologetic work of Saint Jerome. It is an answer to Helvidius.[1]
Helvidius was the author of a work written about the year 383 against the belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary (the mother of Jesus).
Saint Jerome maintains against Helvidius three propositions:
- That Joseph was only putatively, not really, the husband of Mary.
- That the "brothers" of the Lord were his cousins, not his own brothers.
- That virginity is better than the married state.
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ Hunter, David G. (Spring 1993). "Helvidius, Jovinian, and the Virginity of Mary in Late Fourth-Century Rome". Journal of Early Christian Studies. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1 (1): 47–71. doi:10.1353/earl.0.0147. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
External links[]
- Jerome (c. 383), "The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary - Against Helvidius", in Philip Schaff; Henry Wace; Kevin Knight (eds.), Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 6, Translated by W.H. Fremantle, G. Lewis and W.G. Martley, Buffalo, New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co. (retrieved from New Advent)
- "The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary Against Helvidius". clerus.org. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
Categories:
- 4th-century Christian texts
- Works by Jerome
- Sexuality in Christianity