Were those patriarchs wearing Mary’s scapulars when they wrote that?? Where do they write about the Sabbatine Privilege? They said wonderful things about the Apostles but they didn’t wear their scapulars and look to them for their redemption.
I just read a chapter on church history saying Irenaeus was martyred after writing “Against Heresies,” in which he defended the church by using scripture. I doubt that Irenaeus cried out “Madonna.”