Mary
Also identified as Mary mother of Jesus
Mary appears in distinct ways across the Gospels. Luke centers her response to Gabriel, song of reversal and reflection on events; Matthew tells the infancy story mainly through Joseph; John places her at Cana and the cross.
Mary in the larger story
Mary stands within Jesus’ family and the earliest Jerusalem community. Christian traditions have developed different doctrines and devotions around her, so Manna distinguishes what each biblical text states from later confessional claims.
Key moments and where to read them
Announcement at Nazareth
Gabriel announces that Mary will bear Jesus; Mary responds with consent and a song.
Luke 1:26–56Birth and early years
Mary treasures events surrounding Jesus’ birth and later finds him in the temple.
Luke 2At the cross
John places Jesus’ mother beside the cross and within a new household bond.
John 19:25–27
Primary reference trail
Matthew 1–2 · Luke 1–2 · John 2:1–12 · John 19:25–27 · Acts 1:14
The references above locate the profile’s central claims. They are not a concordance of every possible allusion or later tradition concerning Mary.