The Didache of the Apostles

Contexto histórico: datação, proveniência síria e estrutura da Didascália dos Apóstolos (séc. III, pré-Niceia)

The *Didascalia*, or *Catholic Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles and Holy Disciples of Our Savior*, is an ecclesiastical constitution of the third century that addresses the duties of bishops, the ordinations of deacons, the ministry of deaconesses, and various practical, liturgical, and charitable topics. Originally written in Greek, it was later reformulated and manipulated, being transmitted to us in the Syriac version and a partial Latin translation.O fragmento mariano serve para ilustrar a veneração que existia no século III pela Mãe do Senhor.

O fragmento mariano: veneração da mãe do Senhor na Didascália síria do século III

*A mulher não é ministra do batismo*(Didascália III, 9.)“We do not approve that a woman baptizes or is baptized by a woman: this is illegitimate and brings serious danger both to the one who baptizes and to the one being baptized. Indeed, if it were permitted to be baptized by a woman, certainly our Lord the master would have been baptized by Mary his mother: instead, he was baptized by John, like all the others of the people.”https://sourceschretiennes.org/hors-collection/sagesses-chretiennes/constitutions-apostoliquesTo deepen the Marian testimony of the Patristic documents, consult the Encyclical *Redemptoris Mater* by Saint John Paul II on Mary in the tradition of the Church.Deepen your studies: explore Mariology, Marian Theology, Marian Apparitions and the Postgraduate Degree in Mariology.