How many children did the Virgin Mary have?

A careful look at the New Testament shows that Mary kept her vow of virginity and never had any children other than Jesus.

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Who were the children of Mary and Joseph?

The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb") are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.

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Did Virgin Mary have a son?

In Christianity, Mary is commonly referred to as the Virgin Mary, in accordance with the belief that the Holy Spirit impregnated her, thereby conceiving her first-born son Jesus miraculously, without sexual relations with her betrothed/husband Joseph, "until her son [Jesus] was born".

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How many pregnancies did Mary have?

In the end, it is believed that Mary suffered from pseudocyesis, which is sometimes called a “phantom pregnancy.” It is still something today that is not completely understood and appears that between one and six out of every 22,000 pregnancies turn out to be phantom, or false.

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How many brothers and sisters did Jesus have?

Answer: Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 name four men called Jesus' brethren: James, Joses (short for Joseph Jr.), Simon, and Judas called Jude. Verse 56 mentions that Jesus had sisters. The sisters are not named, but since the word is plural there were at least two of them.

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Did Mother Mary have other children?

A careful look at the New Testament shows that Mary kept her vow of virginity and never had any children other than Jesus.

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How many wives did Jesus have?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.

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Why did Mary 1 have no children?

The modern medical theory is that Mary likely suffered from ovarian dropsy her entire life and the condition resulted in an amenorrhea. Even if she had conceived a child somewhere in this window, she would have been incapable of carrying it to term.

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Did Joseph have a wife before Mary?

Modern positions on the question of the relationship between Joseph and the Virgin Mary vary. The Eastern Orthodox Church, which names Joseph's first wife as Salome, holds that Joseph was a widower and betrothed to Mary, and that references to Jesus' "brothers" were children of Joseph from a previous marriage.

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Could Virgin Mary have a baby?

Luke introduces Mary as a virgin, describes her puzzlement at being told she will bear a child despite her lack of sexual experience, and informs the reader that this pregnancy is to be effected through God's Holy Spirit.

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Did Joseph divorce Mary?

The Gospel of Matthew explains that Joseph was a “righteous man, yet unwilling to expose [Mary] to shame” so he decided to “divorce her quietly.” (Matthew 1:19). This indicates that although Joseph generally respected the law, he did not want to subject Mary to derision, judgment, and possible death.

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How tall was Jesus?

He may have stood about 5-ft.-5-in. (166 cm) tall, the average man's height at the time.

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What happened to Mary after Jesus died?

She ascended into heaven

The early centuries of the Christian tradition were silent on the death of Mary. But by the seventh and eighth centuries, the belief in the bodily ascension of Mary into heaven, had taken a firm hold in both the Western and Eastern Churches.

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How many siblings did Mary the Mother of Jesus have?

Q: Did Mary have any brothers or sisters? A: As it stands the sources dealing with the life of Ann, Joachim and Mary do not mention brothers and sisters of Our Lord's mother. The canonical gospels -- as we know -- do not speak of Mary's parents.

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What happened to Mary Magdalene after Jesus died?

Mary Magdalene's life after the Gospel accounts. According to Eastern tradition, she accompanied St. John the Apostle to Ephesus, where she died and was buried. French tradition spuriously claims that she evangelized Provence (southeastern France) and spent her last 30 years in an Alpine cavern.

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Did Mary 1 have any children?

She was married to King Philip II of Spain. They did not have any children, so when Mary died after only five years on the throne, she was succeeded by her sister, Elizabeth I.

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What disease did Queen Mary have?

Medical historians have traditionally believed that Mary, Queen of Scots, suffered from gastric ulceration which began when she was aged thirteen years. More recent evidence indicates that she may have suffered from porphyria with her first severe attack occurring when she was aged twenty four years.

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What caused Queen Mary's death?

Dogged by ill health, Mary died later that year, possibly from cancer, leaving the crown to her half-sister Elizabeth.

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What happened to Mary's father when she was a newborn?

Her father Imran had died before the child was born. After her birth, she was taken care of by her maternal uncle Zechariah. According to the Quran, Mary received messages from God through the archangel Gabriel.

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How many false pregnancies did Mary have?

It's quite well known by historians that she had two false pregnancies. She thought she was pregnant, her physicians and female attendants thought she was pregnant, but she wasn't.

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Who was the son of Jesus?

Moreover, it asserts that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, that the couple had a son, named Judah, and that all three were buried together. The claims were met with skepticism by several archaeologists and New Testament scholars, as well as outrage by some Christian leaders.

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Is Sarah the daughter of Jesus?

Some authors, taking up themes from the pseudohistorical book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, suggest that Sarah was the daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene.

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Did Jesus have a last name?

The answer is Jesus didn't have a formal last name or surname like we do today.

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