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The origin of the name is debated; it may have been derived from "alma mater" [3] ("benevolent mother", a title used for the Virgin Mary, and in antiquity, for several goddesses). It gained popularity after the Battle of Alma in the 19th century and appeared as a fashionable name for girls and a popular place name, [ 4 ] but it has decreased in ...
Alma mater (Latin: alma mater; pl.: almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase meaning 'nourishing mother'. It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. [1] [2] [3] The term is related to alumnus, literally meaning 'nursling', which describes a school graduate. [4]
Alma and How She Got Her Name is a 2018 children's picture book by Juana Martinez-Neal. Alma, whose full name is Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela, thinks she has too many names and so she asks her dad about them. He explains the various people she was named to honor.
The Gospel of Mark names her once (Mark 6:3) [54] and mentions Jesus' mother without naming her in Mark 3:31–32. [55] The Gospel of John refers to the mother of Jesus twice, but never mentions her name. She is first seen at the wedding at Cana (John 2:1–12). [56]
Alma Cooper speaks to TODAY.com about becoming Miss USA, her Afro-Latina heritage, her mom and dad's influence, and the organization's recent controversy.
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Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin, Madonna), epithets (Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Cause of Our Joy), invocations (Panagia, Mother of Mercy, God-bearer Theotokos), and several names associated with places (Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Fátima).
Both Mark and Donnie honored their late mother and family matriarch on social media on Sunday to share the news that Alma passed away at 78.