Religious Contexts
- Mary (mother of Jesus), also called the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mary in Islam, mother of Jesus
- Mary Magdalene, devoted disciple of Jesus
- Mary of Bethany, disciple of Jesus; Roman Catholic tradition considers her the same person as Mary Magdalene
- Mary (mother of James the son of Alphaeus)
- Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus
- Mary, mother of John Mark
- Mary (Romans 16:6), a New Testament woman
- Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam
- Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus.
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