Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 18304
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Rousseau , Constance M.
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  • Title: Produced in Sin: Innocent III's rejectionof the Immaculate Conception [Like Bernard of Clairvaux, Innocent III venerated Mary without believing she was conceived free of Original Sin. Mary was the new Eve, sanctified in her mother's womb but still nourished by menstrual blood, an evidence of sin. Innocent believed Mary's being born in sin ensured Christ's being born with truly human flesh. She was born in sin but helped bring salvation, while Eve was born without sin but helped bring sin and death. Title note supplied by Feminae].
  • Source: Pope, Church and City: Essays in Honour of Brenda M. Bolton.  Edited by Frances Andrews, Christoph Egger and Constance M. RousseauMedieval Mediterranean.  Brill, 2004.  Pages 47 - 58.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Theologian, Saint Eve (Biblical Figure) Innocent III, pope Mary, Virgin, Saint- Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception Menstruation Original Sin, Doctrine Theology
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 12
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  • Year of Publication: 2004.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9004140190