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• JosesPeople

  Joses is a figure in the Gospel of Mark, identified as the brother of James the Less. His mother, Mary, is recorded as one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and his burial in the tomb.

• Mark 16Bible

  Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the account of the women hearing the news of Jesus' resurrection at the empty tomb (vv. 1–8) and the account of the risen Jesus appearing, sending out his disciples, and ascending into heaven (vv. 9–20). Because verses 9–20 are absent from some early manuscripts, they are enclosed in brackets in some editions of the Bible.

• SalomePeople

  Salome was a woman disciple who followed Jesus from Galilee. According to the Gospel of Mark, she watched the crucifixion and went to the tomb with spices on the morning of the resurrection.

• RhodaPeople

  Rhoda was a young girl in Jerusalem who appears in Acts 12. When Peter, newly released from prison, knocked at the gate of the house of Mary the mother of Mark, Rhoda recognized his voice and told those gathered inside.

• MarkPeople

  Mark is a figure of the early church who appears in the New Testament book of Acts and in the Epistles. In Acts he is called "John, whose surname was Mark," and he worked alongside Paul, Barnabas, and Peter. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Mark.

• Mary the Mother of JamesPeople

  One of the women who followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to him, she witnessed his crucifixion and burial and went to the empty tomb on the morning of the resurrection.

• Anne (Mother of Mary)People

  Anne is known from the second-century apocryphal Protoevangelium of James as the wife of Joachim and the mother of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. She does not appear in the canonical Bible.

• MaryPeople

  Mary is the woman presented in the New Testament as the mother of Jesus Christ. Protestants and Catholics both confess the virgin birth, but they differ in their understanding of Mary's status and of the veneration due to her.

• Joseph (Husband of Mary)People

  Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and a descendant of David who appears in the birth narratives of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. He is known to have worked as a carpenter in Nazareth and is regarded as the legal father of Jesus.

• Perpetual Virginity of MaryDoctrine & Theology

  The perpetual virginity of Mary is the teaching that Mary, the mother of Jesus, remained a virgin throughout her life, not only before but also after giving birth to Jesus. The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church profess it as doctrine, while Protestants generally do not accept it.

• Protevangelium of JamesBible

  The Protevangelium of James is a Greek apocryphal work from around the second century that recounts the birth and upbringing of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the birth of Jesus. It is not included in the canonical Bible.

• Marian VenerationDoctrine & Theology

  Marian veneration is the devotional practice of giving special honor and reverence to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. It is a tradition of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Most Protestants respect Mary as an example of faith but do not make her an object of prayer or veneration.

• Mary MagdalenePeople

  Mary Magdalene was a woman disciple who followed Jesus from the time of his Galilean ministry. All four Gospels record that she witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and the empty tomb, and the Gospel of John presents her as the first person to meet the risen Jesus.

• MariologyDoctrine & Theology

  Mariology is the field of theology concerned with the identity and role of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Understandings differ considerably among the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions.

• TheotokosDoctrine & Theology

  Theotokos is a Greek term meaning "the one who gave birth to God." It is a title for Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was formally affirmed by the Council of Ephesus in 431.

• JoachimPeople

  Joachim is the figure whom church tradition, including the second-century apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, identifies as the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the husband of Anne. He is not named in the canonical Scriptures.

• Immaculate ConceptionDoctrine & Theology

  The Immaculate Conception is the Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception. It is distinct from the Virgin Birth, the teaching that Mary bore Jesus as a virgin.

• Mother TeresaPeople

  Mother Teresa (1910–1997) was a Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, to care for the poor, the sick, and the dying. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was canonized by the Catholic Church in 2016.

• Mary, Wife of ClopasPeople

  Mary, the wife of Clopas, was one of the women who stood by Jesus at his crucifixion. A New Testament figure, she appears under this name only in John 19:25.