https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Theotokos&feed=atom&action=historyTheotokos - Revision history2024-03-29T06:41:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Theotokos&diff=131036&oldid=prevMaxMilian: Added a link to a page that covers the Theotokos icon: Our lady of perpetual help2023-12-03T23:56:51Z<p>Added a link to a page that covers the Theotokos icon: Our lady of perpetual help</p>
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</table>MaxMilianhttps://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Theotokos&diff=131035&oldid=prevMaxMilian: Added a link to a page about the Icon of the Theotokos2023-12-03T23:47:21Z<p>Added a link to a page about the Icon of the Theotokos</p>
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</table>MaxMilianhttps://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Theotokos&diff=130894&oldid=prevΣταύρος at 13:29, September 4, 20232023-09-04T13:29:23Z<p></p>
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</table>Σταύροςhttps://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Theotokos&diff=130621&oldid=prevPalmleaf: /* The title Theotokos */ possible misinterpretation of "Mother of God" when used as a translation of Theotokos2023-02-09T08:46:41Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The title Theotokos: </span> possible misinterpretation of "Mother of God" when used as a translation of Theotokos</span></p>
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