Dogma is a definitive article of faith that has been proclaimed by the college of Bishops at an ecumenical council or by the Pope. The Catholic church has four dogmas about Mary, these proclaim the special relationship she has with God and her role in human salvation.
- Divine Motherhood: Proclaimed by Council of Ephesus (AD 431). Mary is called the ‘Mother of God’ or in Greek as ‘Theotokos’ (Birth giver of God).
- Perpetual Virginity: Mary was and is Virgin before, in and after Christ's birth.
- Immaculate Conception: Proclaimed by Pope Pius IX (1854). By the special grace of the Almighty Father, Mary was kept free of every stain of original sin.
- The Assumption: Proclaimed by Pope Pius XII (1950). Mary was taken up in body and soul to heavenly glory on completing her life on earth.
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