Conception of Mary According to Nicolaus Biceps OP in the Context of the Dominican Education System
Conception of Mary According to Nicolaus Biceps OP in the Context of the Dominican Education System

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the interpretation of the conception of the Blessed VirginMary contained in the commentary on the Sentences by Nicolaus Biceps in the context of the educationalsystem of the Dominican Order. The specified research goal was achieved in the following way. First,the system of intellectual formation in the Dominican Order was analysed based on the resolutions ofthe general chapters, and then the relevant contained in the 14th-century work was presented. This al-lowed us to capture the position of the Czech Dominican, his method of argumentation, the sources onwhich he based his reflection, as well as the theological problems he had to face when commenting onthe issue of the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the University of Prague. Finally, this approachallowed us to find an answer to the question to what extent the Dominican educational system influ-enced the interpretation of the conception of Mary by medieval Dominican theologians and the consoli-dation of their negative position towards the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

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