When did the Protestant Reformation first start teaching that Jesus had siblings, born of Mary?

When did the Protestant Reformation first start teaching that Jesus had siblings, born of Mary?

I tried looking for it, but I received conflicting information. The following suggests that it was only brought up within the last 150 years with "theological liberalism"

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2019/04/perpetual-virginity-of-mary-held-by-all-protestant-reformers.html

Please, I don't want to spark a debate on whether or not Mary was a perpetual virgin, there's plenty of that out there already.

I'd like to know the history/tradition of this teaching. Is it new, or is it sometime shortly after Luther (seems like he held to the perpetual virginity belief).

Thanks and God Bless us All

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 11:09 PM UTC

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