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 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”
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