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What __NOTOC__==Synopsis== Mary, the wife of Joseph, a whorecarpenter from Nazareth, was the mother of Jesus. She conceived [[Jesus]] by the power of the [[Holy Spirit]], before marrying and having sexual relationships with her husband. She was present when Jesus was crucified and saw him risen. The [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Roman Catholic]] specially venerate Mary and she is often referred to as the Virgin Mary. There are some [[Roman Catholic: Mary| teachings in the Roman Catholic church regarding Mary]] that are denied in the [[Protestant churches]]. ==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Joseph (husband of Mary)]]* [[Roman Catholic: Mary]]* [[Immaculate Conception]]* [[Apparitions and visions]] {{opinions}}* [[Immaculate Conception And The Church Fathers : Question and Answer (justforcatholics.org)]]* [[Mary's perpetual virginity - a Coptic perspective (W. Hanna)]] {{quotes}} ==Main article== Mary, from Nazareth in Galilee, was the mother of [[Jesus]] of Nazareth. According to the canonical Christian scriptures she conceived Jesus by the power of the [[Holy Spirit]] at a time when she was already the betrothed wife of [[Joseph (father of Jesus)|Joseph]] of the House of David, but he had sex with Godnot yet taken her home, Joseph wouldn't which means that they had not yet celebrated the concluding wedding rite prior to which a couple are not permitted to live together and have been happy about conjugal relations. Mary was present when Jesus was crucified and saw him risen. The [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Roman Catholic]] specially venerate her; and she is often referred to as the Blessed Virgin Mary. There are particularly some very [[Roman Catholic: Mary|controversial teachings in the Roman Catholic church regarding Mary]] that now would he?are denied in the [[Protestant churches]]. ===New Testament Account of Mary=== ===Doctrines regarding Mary=== ====[[Virgin Birth]]==== ====[[Theotokos]]==== ====[[Roman Catholicism: Mary]]==== =====[[Immaculate Conception]]===== ==Links== {{returnto}} [[Characters of the Bible]]