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Virgin Birth

A child conceived not by human father but by the Spirit, born of a virgin mother

The Virgin Birth is the belief that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary without a human father. It is narrated in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and confessed in the Apostles' Creed, which states that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. It expresses the conviction that Jesus' coming was God's own initiative, joining divine action and a true human birth.

How it traveled

  1. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
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  2. Luke
    Rome · 84
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  3. Epistle to the Ephesians: Shorter and Longer Versions
    Antioch · 108
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  4. Dialogue with Trypho
    Rome · 165
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  5. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
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  6. Against Heresies: Book III
    Lyons · 202
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  7. Against Heresies: Book V
    Lyons · 202
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  8. The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew.
    · 220
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  9. On the Flesh of Christ.
    · 220
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  10. An Answer to the Jews.
    · 220
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  11. The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary.
    · 220
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  12. The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part I.--The Acts of Pilate:  First Greek Form.
    · 220
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  13. Melito, the Philosopher.
    · 220
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  14. The Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes.
    · 220
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  15. The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell:  Latin. First Version.
    · 220
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  16. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
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  17. The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
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  18. Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh
    Edessa · 373
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  19. The Incarnation of the Word
    Alexandria · 373
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  20. Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the Epiphany
    Edessa · 373
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  21. Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His Life
    Alexandria · 373
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  22. The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril
    Jerusalem · 386
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  23. Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
    Nazianzus · 390
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  24. Select Letters of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
    Nazianzus · 390
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  25. The Great Catechism
    Nyssa · 395
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  26. Concerning Virgins
    Milan · 397
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  27. On the Holy Spirit
    Milan · 397
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  28. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  29. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  30. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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Matthew · Matthew the Apostle

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The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople · The Ecumenical Councils

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The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon · The Ecumenical Councils

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A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia

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A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia

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Against Heresies: Book III · Irenaeus of Lyons

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Against Heresies: Book III · Irenaeus of Lyons

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Dialogue with Trypho · Justin Martyr

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Dialogue with Trypho · Justin Martyr

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Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh · Ephrem the Syrian

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Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh · Ephrem the Syrian

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