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Virgin Mother

deity earth Christian single tradition · 10

The Virgin Mother refers to Mary, mother of Christ, whose purity is symbolized by the beeswax used for altar candles. In the text the pure wax extracted by bees from flowers symbolizes the pure flesh of Christ received from His Virgin Mother. She is venerated in Christian liturgy as the mother of the divine Son.

↻ synthesized from 10 sources

When

First attested
30 BCE
Attested period
-100 – 2020
Historical notes
Mary appears in New Testament texts from the 1st century CE.

Relationships

parent of
Christ
co occurs with
saints

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Mentioned by

Sources

encyclopedia (10)
  1. Altar Bell (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  2. Altar Candlesticks (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  3. Altar Crucifix (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  4. Altar Frontal (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  5. Altar Lamp (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  6. Altar Ledge (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  7. Altar Rail (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  8. Altar Tomb (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  9. Altar Vase (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  10. Altarage (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“the pure wax extracted by bees from flowers symbolizes the pure flesh of Christ received from His Virgin Mother”

#44704 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free

“The pure wax extracted by bees from flowers symbolizes the pure flesh of Christ received from His Virgin Mother...”

#44707 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free

“the pure wax extracted by bees from flowers symbolizes the pure flesh of Christ received from His Virgin Mother, the wick signifies the soul of Christ, and the flame represents His divinity.”

#44713 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free