Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary (mother of Jesus) · Historical & Religious Figures
First-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, mother of Jesus and venerated in Christianity.
1st century BC, Nazareth, Roman Judea (Galilee)
Nazareth and Judea/Galilee, Roman Empire
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Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus. She lived within the Jewish community of Roman Galilee and is venerated in Christianity and honored in Islam. Historians of early Christianity consistently describe her as Jewish by birth and upbringing.
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Source: New Testament / mainstream historical scholarship
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First-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, mother of Jesus and venerated in Christianity.
Source: New Testament / mainstream historical scholarship
