Asceticism, martyrdom and glory: the devotion to Mary in Alexandrian and Origenist reports (Centuries III-IV)
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https://doi.org/10.17648/rom.v0i4.9209Keywords:
Christianity, Roman Empire, Alexandria, Virgin-martyrs, Marian devotionAbstract
This article seeks to demonstrate how the veneration of martyrs and virgins will boost the Marian piety in the region of Alexandria between the third and fourth centuries. For this, we will highlight the stories of some virgin-martyrs, such as Potamiena, Apollonia, Thecla and Justine, as well as the ownership of some of these reports by Alexandrian and Origenist authors, which will allow the devotion to Mary to be reinterpreted and legitimized in the ecclesiastical circles.
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