Introduction
Introduction
Mariology is that part of Dogmatic Theology which treats of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Divine Redeemer.
Mariology is closely related to both Christology1 and Soteriology.2 Mary is truly Deipara because Christ is truly Godman. As His mother she is the mother of our Redeemer, and thus intimately bound up with the atonement.
The chief prerogative of the Blessed Virgin is her divine motherhood. From it flow all her other prerogatives. Hence Mariology naturally falls into two main divisions: (1) The divine motherhood of Mary considered as the source of all her prerogatives, and (2) These prerogatives considered in themselves.