The Feast of the Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on March 25 each year. The Feast commemorates the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the ...

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." ...

Nestorius attempted to find a middle ground between the two, declaring that Mary, the mother of Jesus was not theotokos (“God-bearer”) but Christotokos (“Christ-bearer”). However ...

Many of the newly-enlightened in the faith even came from distant lands to Jerusalem in order to see and hear the Most Pure Theotokos. During the persecutions brought by Herod against the young ...