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Mary [b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [9] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.
Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James (written perhaps around 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. The mother of Mary is mentioned but not named in the Quran.
Matthew 27:55–56 lists Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of James and Joseph, and the unnamed mother of the sons of Zebedee (who may be the same person Mark calls Salome). [43] Luke 23:49 mentioned a group of women watching the crucifixion, but did not give any of their names. [ 43 ]
Joachim [a] was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus.The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. [1]
Nothing is said in the Bible about the end of Mary's life, but a tradition dating back to at least the 5th century says the twelve Apostles were miraculously assembled from their far-flung missionary activity to be present at the death, and that is the scene normally depicted, with the apostles gathered round the bed. [1] [2] [3]
In the Gospel of John, she is recorded as the sole first witness of Jesus’ resurrection (John 20:14–16); (Mark 16:9 later manuscripts). [12] Esther A. de Boer compares her role in other non-canonical texts, noting that "in the Gospel of Mary it is Peter who is opposed to Mary’s words, because she is a woman.
Directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia), written by Timothy Michael Hayes, and produced by Mary Aloe, Mary tells the journey that led to the birth of Jesus through his mother's eyes.
his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene Women at the burial: Matthew 27:61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb Mark 15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary of Joses saw where he was laid Luke 23:55 the women who had come with him from Galilee Women visiting the tomb: Matthew 28:1