FONDAMENTI EPISTEMOLOGICI DELLA MARIOLOGIA SPIRITUALE.

The article presents the question of the epistemological justification of spiritual Mariology, also called Marian spirituality; so as to present it in a systematic way as a science, as it pertains, on the one hand, to Mariology, and, on the other, to the field of spiritual theology which needs to be expressed in relation to the experience of faith and Christian life of Mary of Nazareth. Starting from the Mariological renewal brought about by the Second Vatican Council, the author develops the epistemological foundations of spiritual Mariology which, analysing the experience of faith lived by the Blessed Virgin Mary as they appear in the revealed facts and in dogmatic theology, present its spiritual value, either at an exemplary level, as a model for the Church and for the individual Christian, or at the level of mediation and help in achieving the goals of the Christian journey, as Mary intercedes for us with God from heaven. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]