For two thousand years, Mary —the mother of Jesus—has been honored in cathedrals, hymns, and paintings as the Virgin Mother of God. From Michelangelo’s Pietà to the gilded mosaics of Byzantium,...

Mary[b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [10] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, …

Nov 13, 2025 · Discover who Mary, the mother of Jesus, really was, from her humble life in Nazareth to her courage at the cross, and how her faith points us to Christ.

Dec 15, 2025 · Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favorite subject in Western art, music, and literature.

Sep 10, 2020 · Mary, the mother of Jesus, was chosen to give birth to the Savior of the World. The young virgin willingly submitted and trusted in the plan of God.

Oct 4, 2024 · Her most common epithet is "the virgin Mary." She is celebrated by Eastern Orthodox Churches, Catholicism, and various Protestant denominations as "the mother of God." In Islam, …

Jan 1, 2026 · Mary has an important role to play in the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. She consents to God’s invitation conveyed by the angel (Luke 1:26-38). Elizabeth proclaims: …

Sep 24, 2025 · Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus (Luke 1:34–38), but she was not a virgin permanently. The idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary is unbiblical.

Nov 12, 2025 · A historical and theological exploration of the Virgin Mary (from sparse New Testament appearances to an enduring Catholicism legacy) tracing how a humble Galilean mother became …

Mary (מרים, Maryām, "Bitter") was the mother of Jesus Christ. Tradition names her parents as Joachim and Anne. According to the New Testament, she was the betrothed wife of Joseph (Matt 1:18-20, …