The Presentation of Mary
The Presentation of Mary is the ancient name for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem. According to an ancient tradition, the mother of Jesus was presented (dedicated) as a temple maiden in her youth.
Temple maiden The apocryphal Proto-Gospel of James recounts that Joachim and Anna dedicated their daughter Mary to God at the age of three and presented her as a temple maiden in the Temple of Jerusalem, the centre of the Jewish religion. There, until she was twelve, she is said to have assisted the priests and Levites in their ritual duties.
Vow to God According to the Proto-Gosp…
The Presentation of Mary is the ancient name for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem. According to an ancient tradition, the mother of Jesus was presented (dedicated) as a temple maiden in her youth.
Temple maiden The apocryphal Proto-Gospel of James recounts that Joachim and Anna dedicated their daughter Mary to God at the age of three and presented her as a temple maiden in the Temple of Jerusalem, the centre of the Jewish religion. There, until she was twelve, she is said to have assisted the priests and Levites in their ritual duties.
Vow to God According to the Proto-Gospel of James, Joachim and Anna were actually unable to have children. They begged God for a child and vowed to Him that they would dedicate any child to Him. Their prayer was answered, and Joachim and Anna kept their vows and brought their daughter to the temple.
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