the Virgin Mary

noun

: the mother of Jesus Christ

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The Catholic diocese of Linz said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed off early Monday morning in an act of vandalism. —

Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 The technique was not entirely new: Byzantine artists also relied upon gold leaf, frequently portraying the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ against monochromatic backgrounds to remove them from reality. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 In Catholicism, for example, they are associated with the Virgin Mary. —

Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024 After fleeing the Fall of Saigon in 1975, the group started the festival in Carthage, Missouri to worship God and the Virgin Mary and to connect with other refugees. —

Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Virgin Mary

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