sourcesthe Protoevangelium of Jameshttps://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0847.htmSacra Virginitas - pERPETUAL VIRGINITYhttps://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_25031954_sacra-virginitas.htmlTHE LATERAN COUNCIL OF 649https://classicalchristianity.com/2012/03/25/canons-of-the-lateran-council-of-649/matthew 1.18-25https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+1.18-25&version=KJVLuke 1.26-38https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A26-38&version=KJVMatthew 13:55-56https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A55-56&version=KJVGalatians 1:19https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A19&version=KJV back to the article