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2 days ago · Mary resided in "her own house" in Nazareth in Galilee, possibly with her parents, and during her betrothal—the first stage of a Jewish marriage. Jewish girls were considered marriageable at the age of twelve years and six months, though the actual age of the bride varied with circumstances.
- 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...
- Titles of Mary
6 days ago · Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography.
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6 days ago · The “Protoevangelium of James,” which was probably put into its final written form in the early second century, describes Mary’s father Joachim as a wealthy member of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Joachim was deeply grieved, along with his wife Anne, by their childlessness.
3 days ago · Print. See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of B. V. Mary, the Saints of the Day 26 July.
5 days ago · The “Protoevangelium of James,” which was probably put into its final written form in the early second century, describes Mary's father Joachim as a wealthy member of one of the Twelve Tribes of...
May 22, 2024 · Saints Anne and Joachim are the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They were of the line of Judah and House of David. Read the full Sts Joachim and Anne novena on the novena page.
May 7, 2024 · St. Paul writes in Galatians that “when the fullness of time had come, God sent his son, born of woman, born under the law” (4:4). This means that a woman named Mary — the mother of the Incarnate Word of God — is at the very center of salvation history.
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