Mary, mother of Jesus
* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.
Quick facts
- Born
- c. -10*, Nazareth
- Died
- c. 50
- Region
- palestine
- Era
- apostle
- Significance
- Major Father(3/4)
- Also known as
- Theotokos · Miriam
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Mary is the first person in the story to receive Christ by faith.
- Primary source
- Gospel of Luke 1-2
Mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Present at the crucifixion and entrusted to the disciple John; numbered among the disciples gathered before Pentecost.
Why Mary, mother matters
Mary is the first person in the story to receive Christ by faith. She appears at the annunciation, at the cross, and among the disciples before Pentecost, so the New Testament places her at the beginning, the cost, and the birth of the church. Later arguments about her titles were never only about Mary; they were ways of protecting claims about Jesus, especially that the one born of her is truly God and truly human. The Magnificat also gave the church one of its sharpest songs about mercy, power, and reversal.
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Common questions
- Who was Mary, mother of Jesus?
- Mary, mother of Jesus (?–50) — Mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Present at the crucifixion and entrusted to the disciple John; numbered among the disciples gathered before Pentecost.
- Who did Mary, mother of Jesus meet?
- John the Apostle.
Sources for biography
- Gospel of Luke 1-2 primary
- Gospel of John 19:25-27 primary
- Acts of the Apostles 1:14 primary
documented connections(2)
- knew of Jesus of NazarethMary is the mother of Jesus per the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke; present at the wedding at Cana, the crucifixion, and with the disciples before Pentecost.Gospel of Luke 1:26-2:52 · Gospel of John 2:1-12; 19:25-27 · Acts of the Apostles 1:14
- met John the ApostleFrom the cross Jesus entrusted his mother to the Beloved Disciple, who took her into his own home (John 19:26-27).Gospel of John 19:26-27