Constant faith of the Church
Great teachers of the Church from at least the
fourth century
spoke of Mary as having remained a virgin throughout
her life:
Athanasius (Alexandria, 293 - 373)
Epiphanius (Palestine, 315? - 403)
Jerome (Stridon, present day Sloenia,
345? - 419)
Augustine (Numidia, now Algeria, 354
- 430)
Cyril (Alexandria, 376 - 444)
and
others.
Magisterium of the Church
Council
of Constantinople II (553 - 554)
twice referred
to Mary as "ever-virgin."