Saint Bonaventure’s Doctrine on the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception
This article seeks to shed light on the approach of Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1217/21–1274) on the highly problematic issue of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. In a context of heated debates on the matter, Saint Bonaventure presents a long and complex set of arguments that we can...
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| description | This article seeks to shed light on the approach of Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1217/21–1274) on the highly problematic issue of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. In a context of heated debates on the matter, Saint Bonaventure presents a long and complex set of arguments that we can summarize as follows: Mary was conceived with original sin contaminating her body at first, but she was cleansed of it and sanctified immediately after her conception, at the very moment of the animation of her body, that is, when her soul gave life to her body. Therefore, the author concludes that even though the body of Mary, like that of all human beings except Christ, was conceived with original sin, it was thoroughly cleansed, and her body was sanctified from the very first moment at which it was animated by her holy soul and cleansed of all sin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-014186a9fefd48b4b7944121bb1237642023-11-18T21:10:42ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-07-0114793010.3390/rel14070930Saint Bonaventure’s Doctrine on the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate ConceptionJosé María Salvador-González0Department of Art History, Complutense University of Madrid, 28008 Madrid, SpainThis article seeks to shed light on the approach of Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1217/21–1274) on the highly problematic issue of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. In a context of heated debates on the matter, Saint Bonaventure presents a long and complex set of arguments that we can summarize as follows: Mary was conceived with original sin contaminating her body at first, but she was cleansed of it and sanctified immediately after her conception, at the very moment of the animation of her body, that is, when her soul gave life to her body. Therefore, the author concludes that even though the body of Mary, like that of all human beings except Christ, was conceived with original sin, it was thoroughly cleansed, and her body was sanctified from the very first moment at which it was animated by her holy soul and cleansed of all sin.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/7/930Immaculate Conceptionoriginal sinbody’s animationsanctification |
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| title | Saint Bonaventure’s Doctrine on the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception |
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| topic | Immaculate Conception original sin body’s animation sanctification |
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