Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary is a central figure in Catholicism, regarded as the mother of Jesus and a powerful intercessor. She has been syncretically identified with the Andean earth goddess Pachamama in some contemporary practices.
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When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2021
- Historical notes
- Appeared to St. James on 2 January AD 40 at Caesaraugusta on a pillar now venerated in Zaragoza.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Virgin of Candelaria, Paul, Saints Peter, Saint Agnes, Saint Margaret of Antioch, diabolical, Christ, Sobe, Elizabeth, Stollanus, Emerentia, Our Lady of Fátima, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mor Shlemon, Ananias, Ignatius I, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint George, Michael the Archangel, Saint Elijah, Lupa, dragon, Athanasius, Theodore, Shamash, Leviathan, Athena, Poseidon, Asclepius, Cross, centaur, Mercury, Persephone, Flora, Pallas Athena, Zephyrus, Primavera, Archangel Gabriel, Saint Laurence, God, Jesus Christ
- allied with
- Child Jesus, Catherine of Alexandria, St. James, angels
- parent of
- Child Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
- manifests as
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Virgin of Charity of El Cobre
- syncretized with
- Chaxiraxi, Venus, Pachamama, Tonantzin, Yemoja, Maria Makiling, Jábmiidáhkká, Päivätär, Aušrinė, Nossa Senhora d'Antime, Uksáhkká, Kave, Despina, Our Lady of the Angels, Our Lady of Peace (Nuestra Seňora de la Paz), Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Suyapa, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of El Viejo, Our Lady of La Antigua, Our Lady of Luján, Virgin of Copacabana, Our Lady of Aparecida, Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipú, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, Our Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé, Our Lady of Mercy, The Virgin of the Thirty Three, Our Lady of Coromoto
- has aspect
- Notre Dame de La Chapelle Geneste, Notre-Dame du Puy, Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Our Lady of Lourdes, Virgin of Regla, Our Lady Aparecida, Our Lady of Africa, Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, The Black Madonna, Our Lady of Bistrica, The Madonna of Breznice, Montserrat Madonna, Notre-Dame des Graces, Notre-Dame des Champs, Notre-Dame des Neiges, Our Lady of Beaune, Our Lady de Gray, Notre-Dame de Vassivière, Notre-Dame-de-Sous-Terre, Black Virgin of Cusset, Notre-Dame of Dijon, Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Notre-Dame de Liesse, Notre-Dame-de-Confession, Notre-Dame d'Huveaune, Notre Dame des Miracles, Notre-Dame de Vauclair, Notre-Dame du Mont-Tombe, Notre-Dame de Bonne Délivrance, Notre-Dame du Marthuret, Our Lady of Rocamadour, Black Virgin of the Rains River, Notre-Dame du Château, Our Lady La Noire, Our Lady of Anjony, Maid Marian, Divina Pastora, Divine Shepherdess, Madonna delle Galline
- manifested by
- Virgin of Charity of El Cobre
- child of
- Saint Anne
- enemy of
- serpent
Mentioned by
- God
- Jesus Christ
- angels
- Pachamama
- Tonantzin
- Yemoja
- Maria Makiling
- Jábmiidáhkká
- Päivätär
- Aušrinė
- Nossa Senhora d'Antime
- Uksáhkká
- Kave
- Despina
- Our Lady of the Angels
- Our Lady of Peace (Nuestra Seňora de la Paz)
and 56 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Some ethnographic scholars have also noted a syncretic identification of Pachamama with the Virgin Mary.”
#906 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“on 2 January AD 40, the Virgin Mary appeared to James on the bank of the Ebro River at Caesaraugusta, while he was preaching the Gospel in Hispania. She appeared upon a pillar”
#1061 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Luke was the first icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child, in particular the Hodegetria image in Constantinople”
#1189 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“A vision of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus persuaded her to become a Christian.”
#1271 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Book of the Passion of Saint Margaret the Virgin, with the Life of Saint Agnes, and Prayers to Jesus Christ and to the Virgin Mary (in English, Latin, and Italian)”
#1307 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001