the Virgin Mary

noun

: the mother of Jesus Christ

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The discovery was found near the Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Chełm, Poland, roughly 40 miles east of Lublin. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 Going to this shrine at Emmitsburg was a lot easier and cheaper than trekking almost four thousand miles to Lourdes, France, where there is a much larger shrine to the Virgin Mary. Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025 In the crowd, protesters held signs with images of the Virgin Mary and Mexican flags. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 Fifty percent of Catholics said devotion to the Virgin Mary was important and 47% said helping the poor and needy was essential to their religious identity, the survey found. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Virgin Mary

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“The Virgin Mary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Virgin%20Mary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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