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| − | '''Helvidius''' is a writer of the fourth century condemned for | + | '''Helvidius''' is a writer of the fourth century condemned for being the first to propose the novel position, ''never before discussed or suggested'', that [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary the Mother of Jesus]] had other children. He maintained that the sisters and brethren of our Lord mentioned in the Gospels was proof that the Blessed Virgin had subsequent offspring, and supported his opinion from the writings of [[Tertullian]] and [[Victorinus]]. |
| − | See analytical article [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3007.htm Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius (newadvent.org)] | + | [[Jerome]] vigorously argues in '''''The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius''''' that the sisters and brethren mentioned in [[the Gospels]] were either children of Joseph by a former marriage, or first cousins, children of the sister of the Virgin. This tract appeared about A.D. 383. |
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| + | Jerome maintains against Helvidius three propositions:<br> | ||
| + | 1. Joseph was only putatively, and not actually, the husband of Mary.<br> | ||
| + | 2. The brethren of the Lord were his cousins, not his own brethren.<br> | ||
| + | 3. Virginity is better than the married state (a position strongly rejected by Helvidius, but supported by Paul). | ||
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| + | See analytical article in the Catholic Encyclopedia [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3007.htm Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius (newadvent.org)] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:38, September 23, 2017
Helvidius is a writer of the fourth century condemned for being the first to propose the novel position, never before discussed or suggested, that Mary the Mother of Jesus had other children. He maintained that the sisters and brethren of our Lord mentioned in the Gospels was proof that the Blessed Virgin had subsequent offspring, and supported his opinion from the writings of Tertullian and Victorinus.
Jerome vigorously argues in The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius that the sisters and brethren mentioned in the Gospels were either children of Joseph by a former marriage, or first cousins, children of the sister of the Virgin. This tract appeared about A.D. 383.
Jerome maintains against Helvidius three propositions:
1. Joseph was only putatively, and not actually, the husband of Mary.
2. The brethren of the Lord were his cousins, not his own brethren.
3. Virginity is better than the married state (a position strongly rejected by Helvidius, but supported by Paul).
See analytical article in the Catholic Encyclopedia Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius (newadvent.org)