Mary, Mother of Jesus

**Mary** (Celebrated September 8, 18 BC - after c. 30 / 33 AD) was a Jewish woman who was the mother of Jesus Christ and the wife of Saint Joseph. Mary was the first saint ever venerated. She is known for being the mother of Jesus. She is one of the key figures of Christianity, she and Jesus were the reason's the Roman Catholic Church was created and the Protestant Church.

Mary according to the Holy Bible married Saint Joseph at aged 12 - 14, Joseph was in his 70's. Mary was told by an angel she was expecting a baby, according to the song God rest ye marry gentleman, Angel Gabriel says:

**"Fear not then, said the Angel**

**Let nothing you affright**

**This day is born a Savior**

**Of a pure Virgin bright"**

Mary gives birth on a farm to baby Jesus "Where oxen feed on hay" and the 3 kings give Jesus gifts. Mary also possibly gave birth to the "Brothers and sisters of Jesus" Mary probably gave birth to James, Brother of Jesus and possibly Joses, Jude, and Simon. Jesus may have had sisters but they are not actually named in the bible, protestant leader Martin Luther thought Mary did not have any children after Jesus and that she remained a virgin, but the question of Jesus having siblings remains unknown.

Mary's son was Crucifixied, Mary was one of the known woman at his execution, the other known woman at Jesus's execution was Mary Magdalene whom was rumored by the protestant church to be Jesus's girlfriend/Lover, and St. Mary of Clopas.

Mary is remembered as Mary, Mother of Jesus, or Mary, mother of God, or Mary, Saint of Saints.

## In the bible

In the Holy bible Mary appears as a young beautiful and charming virgin that is about 12 - 14 years old, and she is met with a 70 year old man named Joseph who is said to have been virgin all his life until he met Mary. She meets Angel Gabriel, tells Mary she is pregnant with the son of god.

Joseph was indeed in love with Mary, but he was not married to Mary legally according to the Roman Empire, even though today Mary and Joseph are legally married, back then getting married was a lot more than having a child. Joseph though to divorcing Mary quietly and still keeping in touch with her.

Mary's son Jesus was born according to the Holy bible 4 BC or 1 AD, Jesus was praised with joy by the Jewish people. Angels came to greet the son of god, and animals bowed down to the new born king.

### The 3 Kings

During the birth of the Lord, 3 kings came to greet the king, they bowed and gave him spices, frankincense and myrrh, and Gold. They are mentioned many times in the beginning of the bible. The Kings road many miles on horses to see the newborn king.

## Mary's family

Mary was the daughter of Saint Anne and and Saint Joachim, Mary's grandmother was probably Martyr Emerentia. Mary's family is not talked a lot about in the Holy bible. Her sister or half-sister was a woman by the name of Saint Salome who would become a follower of Mary's son Jesus.

St. Salome in mentioned later in the bible when she opens Jesus's coffin.

## Names

Mary was most likely called names like Maria or Miriam because those were the names many parents named there kids in Hebrew, in France she is called Marie because Mary in french is Marie.

### Titles

Mary was given many titles by the Roman Catholic church and the protestant one.

Mary titles were: *Queen of Heaven, Peace, Justice, and the world, saint of saints, mother of Jesus, and mother of God.*

Mary had other titles that went with "Queen of Heaven"

## Childhood

In the bible not much is known about Mary's childhood, It is known she lived with her parents and sister in Galilee, her childhood was short because she became a young mother at about 12 - 14

Mary was met by an angel in her house, where Angel Gabriel tells Mary she is pregnant with the Lord.

## Death

Mary's death is unknown, she died after her husband and son, she died around 30 / 33 AD, she is still a key figure in Christianity and will always be.

## Gallery

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