“In this case, we say that the divine body was formed by the Holy Spirit and fashioned in the holy Virgin in a way beyond words, above and beyond the laws of nature. The firstborn of the holy, the beginning of those who obtained rebirth from God by means of the Spirit, had no need whatsoever of man’s seed. Of these it has been plainly said: “They who are born, not by blood, nor by carnal desire, nor by man’s willing it, but from God” (Jn 1:13).”
Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on Luke, 2, 22; PG 72, 500.
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References:
Gambero, L., 1999. Mary and the Fathers of the Church 1st ed. Translated by Buffer, T., San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
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