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Interesting facts about Mary

In the "Wonders about Mary" section are contributions that delve deeper into the broad field of faith and spirituality. Mary is always central to this, coming into view where she holds a prominent place.
For the creation of the texts, research and thought are involved. Then connections occur to me and these lead to interpretations, with the conviction of acting correctly. For the contributions, I make use of the Old Testament (Jewish Bible), the New Testament, non-biblical Jewish sources, apocryphal writings, and information about pilgrimage sites and churches, among other things.

The posted contributions can be altered over time with additions and photos.

Queen

Mary is honoured multiple times with the title “Queen”. She is also called “Queen of the angels”, “Queen of all saints”, “Queen of the Rosary” and “Queen of Peace”, among others. Mary...
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Queen of Peace

Mary gives birth to Jesus and brings people to Him, who was born for peace among people. Mary, as Queen of Peace, directs this process. Queen of Peace is...
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Coronation

Many statues, icons, and paintings of Mary have been crowned. Our Lady is a queen, and a coronation goes with that. Crowning the Virgin Mary signifies that she is queen…
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Delicacies

Under the name “Maria”, sweets and biscuits are available. The sweets are Our Lady's meringues, also called Maria sweets, Our Ladies, and little Our Ladies. The meringue is shaped like Mary and is...
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Litany of Loreto

The Litany of Loreto, Latin “Litaniae Lauretanae”, also called the “Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary”, is a prayer to Our Lady with invocations of “pray for us”. The word litany…
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Virgin of Virgins

Maria has many titles, and one of them is the Virgin of Virgins. This designation is also included in the Litanies of Loreto. A virgin is pure, clean, and completely chaste.
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Mary's Message

Mary lives in Nazareth, a small town in Galilee, which is located in a remote corner of Israel and borders a pagan region. She is engaged to Joseph, who is from the…
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Maria birth

Maria’s birthday is the 8th of September; the Nativity of Mary. In prayer, it’s on that day to congratulate Mary by visiting on her birthday. It is also to thank Her…
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Mary in art

Countless artists have chosen the depiction of Mary and scenes from her life as the subject of their works for many centuries. The number of scenes is so numerous and goes beyond…
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Candlemas

On 2 February, the Feast of Candlemas is celebrated. This commemoration is one of the oldest Christian festive events. This day marks the official end of the Christmas season. It is then...
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Mary, Mother of God

In the Catholic Church, 1 January is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This day also marks the close of the Octave of Christmas. This eight-day period…
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Maria's presentation

The Feast of the Presentation of Mary is the celebration of Mary's parents, Anne and Joachim, dedicating their daughter in the Temple. Another name for this celebratory event is…
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Mary Visitation

The visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth is called the Visitation of Mary. When Mary is visited by the Archangel Gabriel, she learns that her elderly cousin Elizabeth is also expecting a son...
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Legionaries

The Legion of Mary (Legio Mariae) is a worldwide organisation of prayerful and working faithful. The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolate of Catholics and aims to work from the inspired spirit of…
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Medallion

Many believers wear a medallion featuring an image of Mary or the name of a pilgrimage site. The piece of jewellery is usually heart-shaped, a cross, oval, rectangular, round...
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