Biblical figure
Who was Mary?
Mother of Jesus and one of the central women of the New Testament.
First appears in Matthew 1:16 · 6 books · 20 chapters
Overview
Mary stands at the meeting point of humility, obedience, incarnation, and praise. In Luke especially, she becomes a figure of receptive faith whose response to God is active, intelligent, and costly rather than passive or decorative.
Her cultural and theological afterlife is immense. Catholic and Orthodox traditions developed especially deep Marian devotion, but even outside those traditions Mary remains central for understanding the infancy narratives, the humanity of Christ, and the role of women in the biblical story.
Known for
- receiving the annunciation and giving birth to Jesus
- uttering the Magnificat, one of the New Testament’s great songs
- remaining close to Jesus through key scenes of his life and death
Themes
Related figures
son and central figure of the New Testament
Joseph
husband in the nativity narratives
related through the infancy narratives
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