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Thursday, July 29, 2010

OF MARY...

How many Mary is named in the Bible?

Mary (mother of Jesus)[Luke 1:30-31] also called the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary Magdalene,[Luke 8:2] devoted disciple of Jesus
Mary of Bethany,[John 11:1] disciple of Jesus, sister of Martha and Lazarus; Roman Catholic tradition considers her the same person as Mary Magdalene; the Orthodox Church and Protestants consider her a separate individual in the New Testament

Mary (mother of James and John)[Matt. 27:56]
Mary, Wife of Clopas,[John 19:25] follower of Jesus
Mary, mother of John Mark,[Acts 12:12] one of Jesus' disciples

How many of royalties are named after Mary?

Mary I of England, aka "Bloody Mary", Queen of England and Ireland
Mary II of England, Queen of England and Ireland
Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland
Mary of Teck, Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary of Guise, Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, wife of Crown Prince Frederik
Mary I of Portugal, daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal
Mary II of Portugal, daughter of the future King Pedro IV
Mary of Guelders, daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Mary of Hungary, daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary
Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
Mary of Woodstock, daughter of Edward I of England

How many Mary in our media today?

Mary (film), a 1931 Alfred Hitchcock film
Mary (1978 TV series), a sitcom follow-up to The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mary (1985 TV series), a sitcom follow-up to The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mary (2005 film), a film directed by Abel Ferrara about Mary mother of Jesus
Mary (album), an music album by Mary J. Blige
Mary (novel), a debut novel by Vladimir Nabokov
Mary (Sarah Slean song), a track on the 2004 album Day One by Sarah Slean
Mary (song), a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters
Mary (Supergrass song), a song by British band Supergrass

Not quite many of Mary in our life time...but in my life...oh she's inside I kept coming back!

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