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Throughout history Roman Catholic Mariology has been influenced by a number of saints who have attested to the central role of Mary in God's plan of salvation.〔Msgr. Charles Mangan in ''Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, seminarians, and Consecrated Persons'' ISBN 1-57918-355-7, 2008 edited by M. Miravalle, pages 520-529〕 Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria, in defending the doctrine that the Person of Jesus Christ is God the Son, defended the basis of all Marian spirituality. For Pope Leo the Great, devotion to Mary is first determined by devotion to Christ. Petrus Canisius actively promoted the sodalities of our Lady and the rosary associations. While the Marian teachings of some saints may have been virtually unknown during their own life, they have influenced the Church centuries later. An example is Saint Louis de Montfort who was a priest for only 16 years and had but a handful of followers upon his death at the beginning of the 18th century, yet influenced four popes, namely Leo XIII, Pius X, Pius XII and John Paul II who chose his personal motto Totus Tuus based on Montfort's influence. The influence of saints on Mariology continued in the 20th century, with Saint Maximillian Kolbe's focus on the Immaculate Conception and his Immaculata prayer. ==How the saints contributed to Mariology== Beyond the teachings of the early Church Fathers, the growth of Mariology over the centuries has been shaped by the interplay not only of theologians but also of three other forces: : * Papal directives and teachings of the Holy See, based largely on the work of theologians. : * Popular Catholic sentiments, devotions. : * Views, writings and religious experiences of saints, theologians and non-theologians. As a Doctor of the Church the views of Saint Anthony of Padua on the Virgin Mary shaped the Mariological approach of a large number of Franciscans who followed his approach for centuries after his death.〔''Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia, Volume 1'' by Christopher Kleinhenz 2003 ISBN 0-415-93930-5 page 40〕 Saint Louis de Montfort was mostly a missionary preacher who travelled from village to village on foot to deliver sermons. Yet, over the centuries, de Montfort's Marian theological books, such as True Devotion to Mary and Secret of the Rosary, gathered a strong following among Catholics and in time influenced millions of people. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariology of the saints」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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