Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary is a spiritual figure who Catherine of Siena made her mother into a representation of in her inner cell. Serving them humbly became an opportunity for spiritual growth.
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When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appeared to children in Cova da Iria.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Apostles in the New Testament, Dominic de Guzmán, Mar Joachim, Martha Anna, Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint John the Baptist, Nuestra Señora de la Porteria, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Lord the King, Man of Sorrows, Divine Wisdom, Rising Sun, Eternal, Paul, John, Peter, angels, Virgin Mary
- manifests as
- Virgin of Suyapa
- has aspect
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Charity, Our Lady of Aparecida, Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Black Madonna, Our Lady of the Hens
- manifested by
- Virgin of Suyapa
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“In this inner cell, she made her father into a representation of Christ, her mother into the Blessed Virgin Mary, and her brothers into the Apostles in the New Testament. Serving them humbly became an opportunity for spiritual growth. Catherine resisted the accepted course of marriage and motherhood on the one hand, or a nun's veil on the other.”
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“9 September (St. Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary)”
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“The three children claimed to have seen the Blessed Virgin Mary in a total of six apparitions between 13 May and 13 October 1917. Lúcia also reported a seventh Marian apparition at Cova da Iria.”
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“On his Apostolic Visit to Cuba in 22 September 2015, Pope Francis declared the following: The Blessed Virgin Mary has accompanied the history of the Cuban people, sustaining the hope which preserves people's dignity in the most difficult situations and championing the promotion of all that gives dignity to the human person.”
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“saint's earthly birth (the other being the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 September); all other saint’s days mark their deaths (dies natalis, their “birth” into Heaven), or some other important event. The Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:26–37, 56–57) states that John was born six months before Jesus”
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