Correcting the Mary Ellen Wilson Case Donald Glassman offers a clarification that Mary Ellen Wilson’s 1874 rescue was achieved through a civil legal writ —not by classifying her as a "member of the ...
When Etta Wheeler, a charity worker serving Hell’s Kitchen boarding houses in 1874, wanted to save 8-year-old Mary Ellen Wilson from an abusive stepmother, she had nowhere to turn. The concept of ...
Mary[b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [9] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of which are mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.
Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favorite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography.
Ask someone to name a famous Mary, and he or she will almost certainly mention “Mary, mother of Jesus.” She is perhaps the most famous “Mary” in history, even an object of worship for some.
The Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Promote the devotion to the Immaculate Conception of our Immaculate Mother so her motherly love might strengthen, comfort, and fill hearts with joy, the source of which is her Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Mary, also known as St. Mary the Virgin, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Mary Mother of God or the Virgin Mary is believed by many to be the greatest of all Christian saints. The Virgin Mother "was, after her Son, exalted by divine grace above all angels and men."