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The painting shows the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and a young John the Baptist, and was thought to be based on Virgin Mary, Infant Christ, and St. John the Baptist (ca. 1490), a painting whose attribution to Botticelli and his studio is accepted by art historians.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Crowd was celebrating Virgin Mary, not praying after Olympics
The claim came amid backlash over the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
The video was filmed at Brooklyn’s Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and eventually made its way to the higher-ups at the Brooklyn Archdiocese, who were extremely upset at the video’s imagery.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 May 2024
Catholics held a Mass of Reparation in Brooklyn in November to cleanse Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Virgin Mary was
in the 14th century
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“Virgin Mary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virgin%20Mary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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