…so also did Mary, having a man betrothed [to her], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and the whole human race.
Irenaeus of Lyons
Against Heresies, Book III
Chapter XXII
…so also did Mary, having a man betrothed [to her], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and the whole human race.
Irenaeus of Lyons
Against Heresies, Book III
Chapter XXII