The Collyridians were an obscure minor early Christian heretical group. According to our main source, the Panarion or "Medicine-chest against Heresies" of Epiphanius of Salamis (written ca. 375), certain women in Arabia worshipped Mary mother of Jesus and offered little cakes or bread-rolls (Greek κολλυρις — a word occuring in the Septuagint) to her. Little else is known. As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Epiphanius was a Fourth century Church Father and strong defender of orthodoxy, known for tracking down deviant teachings (heresies) wherever they could be traced. ... Blessed Virgin Mary A traditional Catholic picture sometimes displayed in homes. ... The Septuagint (LXX) is the name commonly given in the West to the Koine Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) produced from the third to first century BC. The Septuagint Bible includes additional books beyond those used in the Hebrew Bible. ...
The Collyridians have become of interest in some recent Muslim-Christian religious discussions, because the Qur'an is understood by many to assert that the Christian Trinity consists of God, Jesus, and Mary (based mainly on verses 5:73, 5:75, and 5:116) — something which has never been a mainstream or widespread doctrine among Christian or quasi-Christian groups at any period of history. It is speculated by some that Muhammad may have mistakenly confused Collyridian beliefs with orthodox Christianity. Others point out that there is no evidence that Collyridianism still existed in the 6th or 7th centuries A.D., and/or they reject the interpretation according to which the Qur'an is said to assert that Mary is part of the Trinity. The Quran (Arabic: al-qurÄn literally the recitation; also called Al QurÄn Al KarÄ«m or The Noble Quran; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The Christian doctrine of the Trinity states that God is a single being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a communion of three Persons: the Father, the Son (the eternal Logos, incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth), and the Holy Spirit. ...
Some women interested in feminist spirituality claim the Collyridians as precursors. Feminist spirituality is a class of religious beliefs in which certain feminist ideas play an important role. ...
In his refutation, he addressed both extremes of Marian heresies: Collyridianism (the super-exhaltation of Mary) and Antidicomarianitism (an Arabian movement which demoted and debased Mary's importance).
The Collyridian sect was comprised of mostly women who combined Catholic and Pagan rituals and beliefs and fused them into a new religion - not unlike, it should be observed, many pseudo Catholic nuns who do the same today.
In the case of Collyridianism, we see a perfect example of the former: where there should be a veneration and devotion to Mary, there is an adoration of her instead.
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