Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary is known by many titles ( Blessed Mother , Virgin, Madonna, Our Lady), epithets ( Star of the Sea , Queen of Heaven , Cause of Our Joy), invocations ( Theotokos , Panagia , Mother of Mercy) and other names ( Our Lady of Loreto , Our Lady of Guadalupe ). All of these titles refer to the same individual named Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (in both the New Testament and Qur'an ) and are used variably by Roman Catholics , Eastern Orthodox , Oriental Orthodox , and some Anglicans . (Note: Mary Magdalene , Mary of Clopas , and Mary Salome are different individuals from Mary, mother of Jesus.) A few of the titles given to Mary are dogmatic in nature, referring to Marian beliefs that the Church views as necessary for salvation. Many other titles are poetic or allegorical and have lesser or no canonical status, but which form part of popular piety , with varying degrees of acceptance by the clergy. Yet more titles refer to depictions of Mary in the history of art .

Mary is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin, Madonna, Our Lady), epithets ( Star of the Sea , Queen of Heaven , Cause of Our Joy), invocations ( Theotokos , Panagia , Mother of Mercy) and other names ( Our Lady of Loreto , Our Lady of Guadalupe ). All of these titles refer to the same individual named Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (in the New Testament ) and are used variably by Roman Catholics , Eastern Orthodox , Oriental Orthodox , and some Anglicans . (Note: Mary Magdalene , Mary of Clopas , and Mary Salome are different individuals from Mary, mother of Jesus.) Many of the titles given to Mary are dogmatic in nature. Other titles are poetic or allegorical and have lesser or no canonical status, but which form part of popular piety , with varying degrees of acceptance by the clergy. Yet more titles refer to depictions of Mary in the history of art .

Mary is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Madonna, Our Lady), epithets ( Star of the Sea , Queen of Heaven , Cause of Our Joy), invocations ( Theotokos , Panagia , Mother of Mercy) and other names ( Our Lady of Loreto , Our Lady of Guadalupe ). All of these titles refer to the same individual named Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (in the New Testament ) and are used variably by Roman Catholics , Eastern Orthodox , Oriental Orthodox , and some Anglicans . (Note: Mary Magdalene , Mary of Clopas , and Mary Salome are different individuals from Mary, mother of Jesus.) Many of the titles given to Mary are dogmatic in nature. Other titles are poetic or allegorical and have lesser or no canonical status, but form part of popular piety , with varying degrees of acceptance by the clergy. Yet more titles refer to depictions of Mary in the history of art .

Descriptive names for Mary, mother of Jesus Our Lady of Perpetual Help , Byzantine icon, possibly 13th or 14th century Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin), epithets ( Star of the Sea , Queen of Heaven , Cause of Our Joy), invocations ( Panagia , Mother of Mercy, God-bearer Theotokos ), and several names associated with places ( Our Lady of Loreto , Our Lady of Fátima ). All of these descriptives refer to the same woman named Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (in the New Testament ). They are used differently by Roman Catholics , Eastern Orthodox , Oriental Orthodox , and some Anglicans . (Note: Mary Magdalene , Mary of Clopas , and Mary Salome are different women.) Some descriptives of Mary are properly titles, dogmatic in nature, while some are invocations. Other descriptives are poetic or allegorical or have lesser or no canonical status, but form part of popular piety , with varying degrees of acceptance by Church authorities. Another class of titles refer to depictions of Mary in Catholic Marian art and in art generally. A rich range of Marian titles also are used in musical settings of pieces dedicated to her.