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In the Catholic Church there are many levels of teaching, the highest of which is a dogmatic teaching. There are also definitive teachings that have not been declared as dogmas. In 1928, the encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor of Pope Pius XI prayed the Virgin Mary as "the advocate of sinners, and the minister and mediatress of grace." [6]
Mediatrix is a title given to Mary, mother of Jesus in Catholicism.It refers to the intercessory role of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ and that he bestows graces through her.
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary, mother of Jesus was—by a special grace of God—without sin her entire life. This included the moment of her conception, so Mary was even miraculously preserved from original sin and its effects.
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Mary / ˈ m ɛəˌr i / is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament.
The Catholic Church teaches the Immaculate Conception, that Mary was conceived without original sin. [16] Kenneth Baker writes that: Two special factors rendered Mary impeccable or unable to sin. The first was her constant awareness of God, living always in His presence, and the second was her reception of special and extraordinary graces.
Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of Jehanne , the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, a Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan), meaning " Yahweh is merciful".
Mary's special position within God's purpose of salvation as "God-bearer" is recognized in a number of ways by some Anglican Christians. [184] All the member churches of the Anglican Communion affirm in the historic creeds that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, and celebrates the feast days of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple .