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The Gospels refer to several women named Mary. At various points of Christian history, some of these women have been identified with one another. [3] Mary, mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene; Mary of Jacob (mother of James the Less) (Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; Luke 24:10) Mary of Clopas , sometimes identified with Mary of Jacob
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.
There were three who always walked with the Lord: Mary, his mother, and her sister, and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion. His sister and his mother and his companion were each a Mary. [11] Adding to the confusion, the Gospel of Philip seems to refer to her as Jesus' mother's sister ("her sister") and Jesus' own sister ("his sister").
The Gospel of Matthew gives a genealogy for Jesus by his father's paternal line, only identifying Mary as the wife of Joseph. John 19:25 [62] states that Mary had a sister; semantically it is unclear if this sister is the same as Mary of Clopas, or if she is left unnamed. Jerome identifies Mary of Clopas as the sister of Mary, mother of Jesus. [63]
He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair." [10] The mention of her sister Martha suggests a connection with the woman named Mary in Luke 10:38-42. In the account of the raising of Lazarus, Jesus ...
The real Mary was believed to be a Jewish woman from Nazareth, Galilee. At the time of Mary’s birth, Galilee was a region in ancient Palestine. Today, it is located in northern Israel.
On July 2, 1829, Lange and three other women (Mary Frances Balas, Mary Rosine Boegues, and an older student, Almeide Theresa Duchemin) took their first vows. [3] Lange took the name of "Sister Mary" and was appointed as the first superior general of the new community. The sisters adopted a religious habit of a black dress and cape with a white cap.
The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity provided shelter, food, vocational training and an opportunity for these girls and women to turn their lives around. Despite her guardian's reservations Pelletier joined the sisters on 20 October 1814. On 6 September 1815 she received the habit and the religious name Mary of Saint Euphrasia.