Blessed Virgin - tradução para grego
![The adoration of the shepherds, a [[nativity scene]] in France.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Crèche - bergers.jpg?width=200 "The adoration of the shepherds, a [[nativity scene]] in France.")
![600}}, from [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Encaustic Virgin.jpg?width=200 "600}}, from [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]]")
![white lilies]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eustache Le Sueur.jpg?width=200 "white lilies]].")
![Mary with an inscription referencing Luke 1:46–47 in St. Jürgen (Lutheran) church in [[Gettorf]] (Schleswig-Holstein).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gettorf Altar.jpg?width=200 "Mary with an inscription referencing Luke 1:46–47 in St. Jürgen (Lutheran) church in [[Gettorf]] (Schleswig-Holstein).")
![The chapel based on the claimed [[House of Mary]] in Ephesus](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/House of the Virgin Mary.jpg?width=200 "The chapel based on the claimed [[House of Mary]] in Ephesus")
![Lutheran church]] in South Carolina](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaryattheTomb.jpg?width=200 "Lutheran church]] in South Carolina")
![Village decorations during the ''[[Feast of the Assumption]]'' in [[Għaxaq]], Malta](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pjazzasantamarijaghaxaqmalta.JPG?width=200 "Village decorations during the ''[[Feast of the Assumption]]'' in [[Għaxaq]], Malta")
![''Our Lady of Sorrows'' by [[Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato]], 17th century](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Madonna in Sorrow.jpg?width=200 "''Our Lady of Sorrows'' by [[Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato]], 17th century")
![[[Persian miniature]] of Mary and Jesus](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virgin Mary and Jesus (old Persian miniature).jpg?width=200 "[[Persian miniature]] of Mary and Jesus")
![Stabat Mater]]'' by [[Gabriel Wuger]], 1868](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wüger Kreuzigung.jpg?width=200 "Stabat Mater]]'' by [[Gabriel Wuger]], 1868")
![8th century}}), in [[Hilandar]]. [[Serbia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VergineTricherusa.jpg?width=200 "8th century}}), in [[Hilandar]]. [[Serbia]]")
![''[[Our Lady of Vladimir]]'', a Byzantine representation of the ''[[Theotokos]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vladimirskaya.jpg?width=200 "''[[Our Lady of Vladimir]]'', a Byzantine representation of the ''[[Theotokos]]''")
![Theotokos Panachranta}}, from the 11th century [[Gertrude Psalter]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Panachranta.jpg?width=200 "Theotokos Panachranta}}, from the 11th century [[Gertrude Psalter]]")
 basilica inferiore di assisi (1310-1329).jpg?width=200 "1310–1329}}")
![[[Black Madonna]] and Child, [[Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion]], [[Axum]], [[Ethiopia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ethiopia-Axum Cathedral-fresco-Black Madonna.JPG?width=200 "[[Black Madonna]] and Child, [[Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion]], [[Axum]], [[Ethiopia]]")
![Macao]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chinese Madonna. St. Francis' Church, Macao.jpg?width=200 "Macao]]")
![Pietà]]'' (1498–99) in [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michelangelo's Pieta 5450 cropncleaned edit.jpg?width=200 "Pietà]]'' (1498–99) in [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]]")
![St Vaast]] Altarpiece by [[Jacques Daret]], 1434–1435](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DARET Jacques Visitation.jpg?width=200 "St Vaast]] Altarpiece by [[Jacques Daret]], 1434–1435")
![Virgin of Guadalupe]]'', from the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe]], [[Mexico City]], 16th century](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virgen de guadalupe1.jpg?width=200 "Virgin of Guadalupe]]'', from the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe]], [[Mexico City]], 16th century")
![''[[Adoration of the Magi]]'', [[Rubens]], 1634](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peter Paul Rubens 009.jpg?width=200 "''[[Adoration of the Magi]]'', [[Rubens]], 1634")
![Mary and Jesus, outside the Jongno Catholic Church in [[Seoul]], South Korea.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virgin and Child Statue outside the Jongno Catholic Church.jpg?width=200 "Mary and Jesus, outside the Jongno Catholic Church in [[Seoul]], South Korea.")
![Statue of Mary and Jesus at [[Gwanghwamun]], pictured at the time of [[Pope Francis]]' visit to South Korea, 2014.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Statue of the Virgin Mary presenting the child Jesus Gwanghwamun Beatification.jpg?width=200 "Statue of Mary and Jesus at [[Gwanghwamun]], pictured at the time of [[Pope Francis]]' visit to South Korea, 2014.")
![Mary outside St. Nikolai [[Catholic Church]] in [[Ystad]] 2021](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jungfru Maria - St. Nikolai - Ystad-2021.jpg?width=200 "Mary outside St. Nikolai [[Catholic Church]] in [[Ystad]] 2021")
![A kneeling Virgin Mary pictured in the former coat of arms of [[Maaria]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maaria.vaakuna.svg?width=200 "A kneeling Virgin Mary pictured in the former coat of arms of [[Maaria]]")
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Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have considerably lesser status.
The New Testament describes Mary as a young virgin who was chosen by God to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit. After giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, she raised him in the city of Nazareth in Galilee, and was in Jerusalem at his crucifixion and with the apostles after his ascension. Although her later life is not accounted in the Bible, Catholic and Eastern Christian traditions believe that her body was raised into heaven at the end of her earthly life, which is known in Western Christianity as the Assumption of Mary and in Eastern Christianity as the Dormition of the Mother of God.
Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint. There is a certain diversity in the Mariology and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas, namely her Immaculate Conception and her Assumption into heaven. Many Protestants minimize Mary's role, based on what they argue is lack of biblical support for any beliefs other than her status as the Mother of God and the virgin birth. She is mentioned several times in the Quran, including in a chapter named after her, and has the highest position in Islam among all women.
The multiple forms of Marian devotions include various prayers and liturgical chants, the celebration of several Marian feast days in Christian liturgy, the veneration of relics and images, the construction of churches dedicated to Mary and pilgrimages to Marian shrines. Many Marian apparition and miracles attributed to her intercession have been reported by believers over the centuries. She has been a traditional subject in arts, notably in Byzantine art, medieval art and Renaissance art.
