Mary, mother of Jesus
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| According to the [[New Testament]], '''Mary''' was the mother of [[Jesus of Nazareth]]; at the time of the Holy Spirit inspiring Mary to conceive a child she was [[betrothal|betrothed]] (or engaged) to [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and was a [[virgin]] (had she not been considered a virgin, the child would have been conceived out of wedlock). The child was purportedly conceived by the agency of the Holy Spirit, and Mary was a virgin at the time of the birth, as predicted by the angel [[Gabriel]]. | According to the [[New Testament]], '''Mary''' was the mother of [[Jesus of Nazareth]]; at the time of the Holy Spirit inspiring Mary to conceive a child she was [[betrothal|betrothed]] (or engaged) to [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and was a [[virgin]] (had she not been considered a virgin, the child would have been conceived out of wedlock). The child was purportedly conceived by the agency of the Holy Spirit, and Mary was a virgin at the time of the birth, as predicted by the angel [[Gabriel]]. | ||
| + | == Cinematic portrayals == | ||
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| + | Mary has been portrayed in several films: | ||
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| + | * [[Linda Darnell]], ''[[The Song of Bernadette (film)|The Song of Bernadette]]'', 1943 | ||
| + | * [[Angela Clarke]], ''[[The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima]]'', 1951 | ||
| + | * [[Siobhán McKenna]], ''[[King of Kings (film)|King of Kings]]'', 1961 | ||
| + | * [[Olivia Hussey]], ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'', 1977 | ||
| + | * [[Verna Bloom]], ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'', 1988 | ||
| + | * [[Sinéad O'Connor]], ''[[The Butcher Boy]]'', 1998 | ||
| + | * [[Pernilla August]], ''[[Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)|Mary, Mother of Jesus]]'', 1999 (TV) | ||
| + | * [[Maia Morgenstern]], ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'', 2004 | ||
| + | * [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]], ''[[The Nativity Story]]'', 2006 | ||
| + | * [[Penelope Wilton]], ''[[The Passion (TV serial)|The Passion]]'', 2008 (TV) | ||
| + | * [[Saint Mary (Iranian film)|Saint Mary]] (Maryam Moghaddas), ''Iranian director [[Shahriar Bahrani]]’s “Saint Mary”'' <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/aug/18/religion.news featured in [[ITV]] documentary</ref> <ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-muslim-jesus-itv/ The Muslim Jesus, ITV - Unreality Primetime<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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According to the New Testament, Mary was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth; at the time of the Holy Spirit inspiring Mary to conceive a child she was betrothed (or engaged) to Joseph and was a virgin (had she not been considered a virgin, the child would have been conceived out of wedlock). The child was purportedly conceived by the agency of the Holy Spirit, and Mary was a virgin at the time of the birth, as predicted by the angel Gabriel.
Cinematic portrayals
Mary has been portrayed in several films:
- Linda Darnell, The Song of Bernadette, 1943
- Angela Clarke, The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, 1951
- Siobhán McKenna, King of Kings, 1961
- Olivia Hussey, Jesus of Nazareth, 1977
- Verna Bloom, The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988
- Sinéad O'Connor, The Butcher Boy, 1998
- Pernilla August, Mary, Mother of Jesus, 1999 (TV)
- Maia Morgenstern, The Passion of the Christ, 2004
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, The Nativity Story, 2006
- Penelope Wilton, The Passion, 2008 (TV)
- Saint Mary (Maryam Moghaddas), Iranian director Shahriar Bahrani’s “Saint Mary” <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/aug/18/religion.news featured in ITV documentary</ref> <ref>The Muslim Jesus, ITV - Unreality Primetime</ref>
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