virgin mary

     

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt, 16th century

Trivia about virgin mary

  • Days celebrating people going to heaven include Jesus' Ascension day & her Assumption day
  • Paraguay, whose capital is named for her assumption, celebrates her immaculate conception Dec. 8
  • Lourdes got a visitation from this person only; a shrine at Knock, Ireland got Joseph & John the Evangelist, too
  • In December 1999 her tomb at the foot of the Mount of Olives flooded, ruining many icons
  • This nonalcoholic bloody mary is sometimes called a "bloody shame"
  • St. Ann is the mother of this very famous mother
  • Mare de Deu de Meritxell, a national festival honoring her, is celebrated each September 8
  • You can assume correctly it is this person's assumption that is celebrated each August 15
  • A 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich closed at $28,000 in '04; oh yes, this religious figure's image was said to be on it