Mary was the mother of jesus, venerated in the christian church and a subject in western art, music, and literature Mary has been ascribed several titles, including guarantee of the incarnation, virgin mother, second eve, mother of god, ever virgin, immaculate, and assumed into heaven. Mary herself understood this fact, as she declared in luke 1:47, “my spirit rejoices in god my savior.” the virgin mary, by god’s grace, recognized that she needed the savior. 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, surah 19 of the quran, the surah of maryam, is devoted to her Stories of mary evolved over time. Mary, the mother of jesus, holds a significant place in christian theology and history as the chosen vessel through whom god brought his son into the world
Her life and role are primarily documented in the new testament, where she is depicted as a model of faith, obedience, and humility. The phrase, “born of the virgin mary” used in the apostles’ creed, is held to imply not only that mary was a virgin when she conceived, but also “in birth and after birth.” Mary, also known as st Mary the virgin, the blessed virgin mary, saint mary, mary mother of god or the virgin mary is believed by many to be the greatest of all christian saints. 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.
The modern biblical canon does not record mary's birth The earliest known account of mary's birth is found in the gospel of james (5:2), an apocryphal text from the late second century, with her parents.
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