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Mary (Judeo-Aramaic מרים Maryām "Bitter") was the mother of Jesus. According to the New Testament, and at the time of his conception she was the betrothed wife of Saint Joseph. more...

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In Christian and Islamic tradition, she miraculously remained virginal through the conception and birth of Jesus, as foretold by the angel Gabriel (see Annunciation). According to the Protoevangelium of James, her parents were Joachim and Anne.

Christian churches teach various doctrines concerning Mary, who is the subject of much veneration. The area of Christian theology concerning her is known as Mariology. The conception of her son Jesus is believed to have been an act of the Holy Spirit, and to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah that a virgin (or maiden) would bear a son named Immanuel ("God with us"). The Roman Catholic Church and most Eastern churches hold that she is the Ever-Virgin "Mother of God" (Theotokos), who was specially favoured by God's grace (Catholics hold that she was immaculately conceived) and, when her earthly life had been completed, was assumed into Heaven. Some Protestants, such as certain Anglicans and Lutherans, embrace veneration of Mary and also hold at least some of these doctrines. Others, especially Reformed, question or even condemn the devotional and doctrinal position of Mary in the above traditions. Mary also has a revered position in Islam.

Mary is the most prominent feminine figure in Christianity and the most meritorious saint in church history. She is said to have miraculously appeared to believers countless times over the centuries.

Titles given to Mary

Mary's most common titles include The Blessed Virgin Mary (also abbreviated to "BVM"), Our Lady (Notre Dame, Nuestra Señora, Nossa Senhora, Madonna), Mother of God, and the Queen of Heaven (Regina Coeli).

Mary is frequently referred to by the Eastern Orthodox Church and related traditions within the Catholic Church as Theotokos, a title recognized at the Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus, against the teachings of Nestorius, in 431. Theotokos is often translated into English as "Mother of God," or more literally as "Godbearer". The name was used theologically to emphasize that Mary's child, Jesus Christ, was in fact God (Denziger §111a). That Council clarified that the Church Fathers "did not hesitate to speak of the holy Virgin as the Mother of God" (ibid.).

The name Mary in other languages

"Mary" appears in other languages: Arabic مريم (Maryam); Septuagint Greek Μαριάμ, Mariam, Μαρία, Maria, Late Latin: Maria, Ge'ez: ማሪያም Māryām; Syriac: Mart Maryam).

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