Materský vzťah Márie voči kresťanov a Cirkvi v období cirkevných otcov
Mary’s maternal relationship towards Christians and the Church in the Age of Church fathers

Summary/Abstract: In 1964 Pope Paul VI solemnly proclaimed a new Marian title, Mother of the Church. This article follows the first signs of a relationship coming from the title. It is Mary’s relationship towards all men, Christians and consequently also towards the Church. From the time of the first Christian authors and apologists, the person of Mary as the mother of Jesus became a part of many writings. The development of an understanding of her relationship towards Jesus was the result of defending the true human body of Jesus and thus the Incarnation as well. During that time, another relationship of Mary was slowly arising = her relation towards the disciples, Christians and later consequently to all men and women. The first one was defined in the dogma of Theotokos. The second one was defined as a doctrine centuries later. However, its development began during the time of the Church Fathers. This article focuses on writings and homilies of that period showing the gradual development. A list of authors includes the Church Fathers like St. Ambrose and St. Augustine. At the same time, the interesting point of this development is the Epitaph from the 5th century.

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