Mary - Religious Contexts

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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