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In Roman Catholic Mariology Mother of the Church (in Latin Mater Ecclesiae) is a title officially given to Mary during the Second Vatican Council by Pope Paul VI. The title was first used in the 4th century by Saint Ambrose of Milan as rediscovered by Hugo Rahner.The title Mother of the Church was used by Pope Benedict XIV in 1748 and then by Pope Leo XIII in 1885. Following the title’s usage by Leo XIII it was later used many times in the teachings of John XXIII and Paul VI.
