Examples of the Virgin Mary in a Sentence
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Mortality sets the stage for the most remarkable passage, where the Virgin Mary’s creamy pinkish hand carries her son’s drooping gray arm, held in a soft embrace.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Millions of faithful have for decades been drawn to Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared in the 19th century, as well as in Fátima, Portugal, where she was alleged to have appeared again in 1917 to a group of children.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Take a look Archaeologists identified the ruins as the Church of the Virgin Mary, a Franciscan monastery founded by a Hungarian king in 1425 and expanded throughout the 1400s, the Visegrád Renaissance Development Program said in an April 12 Facebook post.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
At the front, near the sidewalk, a tall rock pedestal holds a statue of the Virgin Mary.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Pop singer Jerry Heil and rapper alyona alyona come together for this song that urges faith and perseverance by invoking both Mother Theresa and the Virgin Mary.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
Miriam of Nazareth, best known as the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Up-and-coming Milos has otherworldly beaches and the famed sea caves, Tinos is the site of a famous Church of the Virgin Mary, and the rustic Lesser Cyclades (Koufonisia, Donousa, Schinoussa, and Iraklia) are great for camping.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Millions of faithful have for decades been drawn to Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared in the 19th century, as well as in Fátima, Portugal, where she was alleged to have appeared again in 1917 to a group of children.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Take a look Archaeologists identified the ruins as the Church of the Virgin Mary, a Franciscan monastery founded by a Hungarian king in 1425 and expanded throughout the 1400s, the Visegrád Renaissance Development Program said in an April 12 Facebook post.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
At the front, near the sidewalk, a tall rock pedestal holds a statue of the Virgin Mary.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Pop singer Jerry Heil and rapper alyona alyona come together for this song that urges faith and perseverance by invoking both Mother Theresa and the Virgin Mary.
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 9 May 2024
Miriam of Nazareth, best known as the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Up-and-coming Milos has otherworldly beaches and the famed sea caves, Tinos is the site of a famous Church of the Virgin Mary, and the rustic Lesser Cyclades (Koufonisia, Donousa, Schinoussa, and Iraklia) are great for camping.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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“The Virgin Mary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Virgin%20Mary. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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