Dogma in the Catholic Church
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A dogma of the Catholic Church is defined as "a truth revealed by God, which the magisterium of the Church declared as binding". The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
Statue of Saint Peter holding the keys of the kingdom of heaven. (Gospel of Matthew (16:18–19).
The oldest surviving panel icon of Christ Pantocrator, c. 6th century.
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. The Lourdes apparitions occurred four years after the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
Catholic Mariology
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Catholic Mariology is the systematic study of the person of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and of her place in the economy of salvation in Catholic theology. According to the doctrine of the Immaculate Co
Dogma in the Catholic Church
…into heaven in 1950. Both Pope Pius IX and Pope Pius XII consulted the bishops worldwide before proclaiming these dogmas. A movement to declare a fifth Marian dogma for "Mediatrix" and "Co-Redemptrix" was underway in the 1990s, but had been opposed by the bishops at Vatican II and has faced strong opposition…
The Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted in a rose garden with angels playing music. Roses are a symbol of Mary.
Christ and Mary, mosaic, Chora Church, 12–14th century
Santa Maria Antiqua, in the Forum Romanum, 5th century, seat of Pope John VII
Mary as the Queen of Heaven in Dante's Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Doré.