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
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- Epistle to the Ephesians: Shorter and Longer VersionsAntioch · 108explains
- Dialogue with TryphoRome · 165explains
- The First ApologyRome · 165explains
- Against Heresies: Book IIILyons · 202explains
- Against Heresies: Book VLyons · 202explains
- The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew.— · 220explains
- On the Flesh of Christ.— · 220explains
- An Answer to the Jews.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part I.--The Acts of Pilate: First Greek Form.— · 220explains
- Melito, the Philosopher.— · 220explains
- The Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell: Latin. First Version.— · 220explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the FleshEdessa · 373explains
- The Incarnation of the WordAlexandria · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the EpiphanyEdessa · 373explains
- Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His LifeAlexandria · 373explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- Select Letters of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- The Great CatechismNyssa · 395explains
- Concerning VirginsMilan · 397explains
- On the Holy SpiritMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
Key passages(20)
The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great · Leo the Great
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople · The Ecumenical Councils
The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of Chalcedon · The Ecumenical Councils
The Incarnation of the Word · Athanasius of Alexandria
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
Against Heresies: Book III · Irenaeus of Lyons
Against Heresies: Book III · Irenaeus of Lyons
Against the Epistle of Manichæus, Called Fundamental · Augustine of Hippo
An Answer to the Jews. · Apologetic
Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh · Ephrem the Syrian
Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh · Ephrem the Syrian