Mariya, umama kaYesu

UMariya  wayengumfazi ongumYuda waseNazarete ngenkulungwane yokuqala,  umfazi kaYosefu nomama kaYesu . Ungoyena mntu uphambili kubuKristu, uhlonelwa phantsi kwezihloko ezahlukeneyo ezifana nentombi enyulu okanye ukumkanikazi, uninzi lwazo olukhankanywe kwiLitany yaseLoreto . AmaOthodoki aseMpuma naseMpuma, iCawa yaseMpuma, yamaKatolika, yamaTshetshi namaLuthere akholelwa ukuba uMariya, unina kaYesu, nguMama kaThixo . 

Iincwadi zeVangeli ezishwankathelayo zithi uMariya ngumama kaYesu. Incwadi yevangeli kaMateyu nekaLuka zichaza uMariya njengentombi enyulu  eyanyulwa nguThixo ukuba akhawule uYesu ngoMoya Oyingcwele . Emva kokuzala uYesu eBhetelehem, wamkhulisela kwisixeko saseNazarete eGalili, kwaye wayeseYerusalem ekubethelweni kwakhe emnqamlezweni kunye nabapostile emva kokunyuka kwakhe. 

Iindlela ezininzi zokuzinikela kukaMarian zibandakanya imithandazo eyahlukahlukeneyo kunye namaculo, ukubhiyozelwa kweentsuku ezininzi zemibhiyozo kaMarian kwinkonzo yonqulo, ukuhlonelwa kwemifanekiso kunye nezinto ezingcwele, ukwakhiwa kweecawe ezinikelwe kuye kunye nokuhambela kwiindawo ezingcwele zaseMarian . Imibono emininzi yaseMarian kunye nemimangaliso ebangelwa kukuthethelelwa kwakhe kuye kwachazwa ngamakholwa ukutyhubela iinkulungwane. Ube sisifundo semveli kubugcisa, ngakumbi kubugcisa baseByzantine, ubugcisa bexesha eliphakathi kunye nobugcisa beRenaissance .