Mary
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Saints, Prophets, Legends, Myths, Family, Marriage
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Mother of Jesus{$I[g]Israel;Mary} Though little is known about the historical Mary, the legendary virgin mother of Jesus Christ has been revered throughout the ages.
Early Life
According to tradition, the parents of Mary (MEHR-ee) were Joachim and Anna, from the city of Nazareth in Galilee in present-day Israel. About five hundred years after their time, Saint Augustine declared that the sin of Adam and Eve infects all humanity and is passed down from generation to generation through biological conception. Mary was declared to have...
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