Abbreviations, Bibliography, and Compendiums below

St Damasus I (366-384) Letters from 372-378   Letter Fragment II to the Eastern Bishops Against Marcellus of Ancyra and Apollinaris of Laodicea 375 Marian Text: [against Christology denying rational soul in the Person of Christ] Published in Latin (DH0146=CMP III, 1660); here with our English translation   Letter III to Bishop Paulinus of Antioch 382 Marian Text: [against Christology denying rational soul in the Person of Christ] Published in Latin (DH0148=CMP III, 1661); here with our English translation   Council of Rome First Council of Constantinople (381) Tome of Damasus (Letter IV) to Bishop Paulinus of Antioch Marian Text: [against Christologies denying divine nature or rational soul in the Person of Christ] Published in Latin and English (DH0157-8=CMP III, 1662-3; D0063-4)   St Siricius (384-398) Letter 9 to Anysius Against Bonosus 3-4 Marian Text: [virginitas post partum] Published in Latin (CMP III, 2031); here with our English translation

St Celestine I (422-440) Council of Rome (430) Council of Ephesus (431) Third Ecumenical Council   Cyril of Alexandria's 3rd Letter to Nestorius 30 November 430 Marian Text: [Definition of Theotokos (Mother of God, or more precisely, Godbearer)] Published in Greek and English (DH0252ff; D0113ff)

St Sixtus III (432-440) Formula of Union between Cyril of Alexandria and the Bishops of Antioch early 433 Marian Text: [holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God] Published in Greek and English(DH0272; D5003)

St Leo I (the Great) (440-461) Council of Chalcedon (451) 4th Ecumenical Council 5th Session, October 451 Marian Text: [Virgin Mary, Mother of God; Divine Nature] Published in Greek (DH0300); here with our English translation   5th Session, October 451 Marian Text: [Definition of Two Natures, One Person] Published in Greek (DH0301; D0148) Sermons   Sermon 21 on the Nativity of Christ I, 1-2 25 December 440 Marian Text: [Mary conceived in the spirit before she conceived in the flesh; virginitas in partu] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6254; FOC 93, 77-78)   Sermon 22, on the Nativity of Christ II (Recension B), 2 25 December 441 Marian Text: [perpetual virginity] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6257; FOC 93, 81-82)   Sermon 26, on the Nativity of Christ VI, 1 25 December 450 Marian Text: [virginitas ante partum et in partu] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6268; FOC 93, 104-105)   Sermon 27, on the Nativity of Christ VII, 2 25 December 451 Marian Text: [perpetual virginity] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6271; FOC 93, 111)   Sermon 29, on the Nativity of Christ IX, 2 25 December 453 Marian Text: [virginitas ante partum] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6275; FOC 93, 122)   Sermon 31, on the Epiphany I, 1 6 January 441 Marian Text: [virginitas in partu] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6282; FOC 93, 132) Letters Letter 028 To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople 13 June 449 Marian Text: [virginitas in partu] Published in Latin and English (DH0291; FOC 34, 93-94)

St. Anastasius II (496-498) Pseudo-Gelasius Letter 2 to Laurentius of Lignido 497 Marian Text: [Mary's consent] Published in Latin (DH0357=CMP VI, 6424); here with our English translation

St Symmachus (498-514) Ever virgin and Mother of God () (Text noted in bibliographies; not yet located by our staff)

St Hormisdas (514-523) Letter 79 to the Emperor Justin, 10 26 March 521 Marian Text: [Ever virgin and Mother of God] Published in Latin (DH0368=CMP VI, 6493); here with our English translation

John II (533-535) Letter 3 To the Senators of Constantinople March 534 Marian Text: [Virgin Mary, true Mother of God] Published in Latin and English (DH0401=CMP VI, 6822; D0202)

Vigilius (537) (540-555) Letter: First Apostolic Constitution on the Three Chapters to the Emperor Justinian, 1 14 May 553 Marian Text: [Virgin Mary, true mother of Jesus Christ] Published in Latin (DH0416); here with our English translation

Council of Constantinople II (553) 5th Ecumenical Council 8th Session, 2 June 553, Canon 2 Marian Text: [Ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God] Published in Greek and English (DH0422; D0214)   Honorius I (625-638) 6th Synod of Toledo 9 January 638 Marian Text: [Ever Virgin Mary] Published in Latin (DH0491); here with our English translation   Theodore I (642-649) Noted in bibliographies; text not yet located   St. Martin I (649-653 (655) Profession of Faith Lateran Synod 5th Session, 31 October 649, Canons 2-4 Marian Text: [Mary, ever virgin, Mother of God] Published in Greek, Latin, and English (DH0502-0504; D0255-0257)   Adeodatus II (672-676)   Profession of Faith, Article 36 11th Synod of Toledo November 675 Marian Text: [holy, immaculate Virgin Mary] Published in Latin and English (DH0533-0536; D0282-0285)   St. Agatho (678-681)   Council of Constantinople III Definition of Two Wills in Christ 6th Ecumenical Council 18th Session, 16 September 681) Marian Text: [True Mother of God] Published in Greek and English (DH0555; D0290)   St. Sergius I (687-701)   Liturgy Liber Pontificalis 86:14 Marian Text: [Origin in Roman Liturgy of Agnus Dei, Annunciation, Assumption, Nativity of Mary, and Presentation of the Lord] Published in Latin and English (Liber Pontificalis vol I, p. 376; TTH 06, 89)   John VII (705-707)   Inscription St. Peter's Basilica, Altar of the Nativity, anterior curve of lower arch "John Servant of holy Mary Mother of God" Marian Text: [Consecration to Mary] Latin|Greek inscription Published in DACL article ("Jean VII", vol. 7, p. 2211); here with our English translation       St. Gregory II (715-731)   Apostolic Letter: Letter to Emperor Leo III 726-730 Marian Text: [Profession of Faith and veneration of images of Mary; Intercession of Mary] Published in Greek (DH0581); here with our English translation   St. Gregory III (731-741)   Council of Rome II732   Marian Text: [Veneration of images of Mary] Published in Greek (); here with our English translation   Stephen II (752-757)   Marian Text: [Concerning Mary] Published in Greek and English ()   Adrian I (772-795)   Council of Nicea II 7th Ecumenical Council 7th Session, 13 October 787 Marian Text: [Veneration of Images of Mary] Published in Greek and English (DH0600; D0302)   St. Leo III (795-816)   Profession of Faith Synod of Friuli 796 or 797 Marian Text: [Divine Maternity] Published in Latin and English (DH0619; D0314a + our supplement)   Adrian II (867-872)   Definition 4th Council of Constantinople 10th Session, 28 February 879, Canon 3 Marian Text: [Veneration of Images of Mary] Published in Latin, Greek and English (DH0653-0656; D0337)   St. Leo IX (1049-1054)   Profession of Faith Letter to Peter of Antioch 13 April 1053 Marian Text: [Mary Ever Virgin] Published in Latin and English (DH0681; D0344)   St. Gregory VII (1073-1085)   Profession of Faith Synod of Rome, Profession of Faith Imposed on Berengarius of Tours 11 February 1079 Marian Text: [Eucharist if body of Christ born of Mary] Published in Latin and English (DH0700; D0355)   Urban II (1088-1099)   Liturgy Preface of the Virgin Marian Text: [Dormition] Published in Latin Missale Romanum editio princeps English translation Saint Joseph Continuous Sunday Missal   Alexander III (1159-1181)   Apostolic Letter Letter to the Sultan of Iconium 1169 Marian Text: [Profession of Faith; Dormition] Published in Latin and English Latin (DH0748); here with our English translation     Innocent III (1198-1216)   Lateran Council IV 12th Ecumenical Council 11-30 November 1215, Chapter 1, The Catholic Faith Marian Text: [Profession of Faith; Mary Ever Virgin] Published in Latin and English (DH0801; D0429)   Sermons PL217 1 on Times of the Year, First Sunday of Advent: Mary, virgin 2 on Saints, Nativity of the Lord:  triple newness? 11 on Saints, Birth of Holy Mary: sprout of the root of the David Purification of Mary 12 on Saints, Purification of Mary 14 on Saints, Annunciation 27 on Saints, Assumption of Mary 28 on Saints, Assumption of Mary 29 on Saints, Birth of Mary Superiority over the Apostles Hymn to the Virgin Recourse to Mary Encomium of Mary, sprout   Honorius III (1216-1227)   Gregory IX (1227-1241)    Innocent IV (1243-1254)   Papal Brief "Quondam" 26 April 1244 Marian Text: [Celebration of Mary's birth] BR2, 507-508 Indulgence   Papal Brief "Quae honorem" Eugene IV 1 September 1247 Marian text: [Carmelite Scapular] BR2, 535-536   Urban IV (1261-1264)   Bull "Sol ille" 23 December 1261 Marian Text: [Virtue of the Rosary] Published in Latin  [BR02, 676-682]   Bull "Exultate Deo" 23 December 1261 Marian Text: [] Published in Latin   [BR05, 044-051]   Gregory X (1271-1276)   Second Council of Lyons Letter of Michael Paleologus to Gregory 14th Ecumenical Council 4th Session, 6 July 1274 Marian Text: [Mary Ever Virgin] Published in Latin and English (DH0852; D0462-0463)   Nicholas III (1277-1280)   Nicholas IV (1288-1292) Bull of the year 1288   Blessed Benedict XI (1303-1304) Bull “Dum levamus” 11 February 1304 Marian text: [Servites] [BR4, 176-177]