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{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =Mary, the wife |subtopics = [[Joseph (husband of JosephMary)]]* [[Roman Catholic: Mary]]* [[Immaculate Conception]]* [[Apparitions and visions]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * [[Immaculate Conception And The Church Fathers : Question and Answer (justforcatholics.org)]]* [[Mary's perpetual virginity - a Coptic perspective (W. Hanna)]] |}}  Mary, a carpenter from Nazarethin Galilee, was the mother of Jesus. She conceived [[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, before marrying but he had not yet taken her home, which means that they had not yet celebrated the concluding wedding rite prior to which a couple are not permitted to live together and having sexual relationships with her husbandhave conjugal relations. She Mary was present when Jesus was crucified and saw him risen. The [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Roman Catholic]] specially venerate Mary 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 are denied in the [[Protestant churches]].}} ===New Testament Account of Mary=== ===Doctrines regarding Mary=== ====[[Virgin Birth]]==== ====[[Theotokos]]==== ====[[Roman Catholicism: Mary]]====

{{topicsbio-stub}}* [[Joseph (husband of Mary)]]* [[Roman Catholic: Mary]]* [[Immaculate Conception]]* [[Apparitions and visions]]

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