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2 days ago · Parent (s) Joachim and Anne (according to some apocryphal writings) Mary [b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [6] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.
- Titles of Mary
Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many...
- Brothers of Jesus
The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί,...
- Mary Has Been Venerated
Marian devotions are external pious practices directed to...
- Virgin Birth of Jesus
The Annunciation as depicted by Guido Reni, 1621. The virgin...
- Virgin Mary (Disambiguation)
Virgin Mary was a Jewish woman identified in the New...
- Litany of Loreto
Fresco of the Blessed Virgin Mary surrounded by the symbols...
- Tumah and Taharah
In Jewish religious law, ṭum'ah (Hebrew: טומאה, pronounced)...
- Distinctive Marian Dogmas
Catholic Mariology is Mariology (the systematic study of the...
- Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
The phrase "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν...
- Marian Feast Days
History and development Early history. The earliest feasts...
- Titles of Mary
2 days ago · In 2018 Pope Francis decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman Calendar. The liturgical celebration, B ...
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2 days ago · Our Lady of Fátima ( Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, pronounced [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲɔɾɐ ðɨ ˈfatimɐ]; formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
- 13 May to 13 October 1917
- Marian apparition
5 days ago · Richard II kneels in an earthy landscape, whilst the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child stand in a paradise meadow, blossoming with flowers and flanked by 11 angels. This painting is of most significance because it is one of the earliest depictions of England being presented to Our Lady as a gift, her dowry. In minuscule detail we see this earthy ...
1 day ago · On the rainy evening of Aug. 21, 1879, 15 persons saw a two-hour vision on the gable of St. John the Baptist church in the humble village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. Whoever came, saw. Ranging from 5-75 years of age, they acknowledged seeing the same religious tableaux. The figures, all robed in white, were raised a couple of feet above the ...
2 days ago · May 20, 2024. 8090. Though Our Lady has been referred to as the mother of Christians and as the mother of the Church since ancient times, the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church is the most recent addition to the liturgical calendar, instituted by Pope Francis in 2018 in his decree B. Mariæ Virginis, Ecclesiæ Matris, quoted below:
In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God’s grace. “Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, ‘full of grace’ through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception.
