”But we never say that the holy Virgin is the Christοtοkοs, which means Mother of Christ, because it was in order to do away with the title Theotokos, Mother of God, and to bring dishonour on the Mother of God, who alone is in truth worthy of honour above all creation” (St. John of Damascus).“Ίf any rejects His birth from a virgin, how can he accept His resurrection from the dead?” (St. Irenaeus).
