Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... Jerusalem , the learned contemporary scholar Jean Galot suggests this might reflect a memory of early Christians . But no other source corroborates this hope . The Empress Helena ( d . 330 ) , Constantine's mother , a resourceful ...
... Jerusalem , the learned contemporary scholar Jean Galot suggests this might reflect a memory of early Christians . But no other source corroborates this hope . The Empress Helena ( d . 330 ) , Constantine's mother , a resourceful ...
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... Jerusalem to send her in Constantinople the body of the Virgin Mary , for veneration in the impe- rial chapel at Blachernae . The patriarch replied that it was impossible , for Mary's body had vanished . Instead he sent the empress the ...
... Jerusalem to send her in Constantinople the body of the Virgin Mary , for veneration in the impe- rial chapel at Blachernae . The patriarch replied that it was impossible , for Mary's body had vanished . Instead he sent the empress the ...
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... Jerusalem by birthright . This child queen , who died before Frederick could claim the throne of Jerusalem through her , was herself one of five women who since the foundation of the crusader kingdom , had been acknowledged queen in ...
... Jerusalem by birthright . This child queen , who died before Frederick could claim the throne of Jerusalem through her , was herself one of five women who since the foundation of the crusader kingdom , had been acknowledged queen in ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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