Fate of Mary
Several texts (over 50) consist of descriptions of the events surrounding the varied fate of Mary (the mother of Jesus):
- The Home Going of Mary
- The Falling asleep of the Mother of God
- The Descent of Mary
Read more about this topic: New Testament Apocrypha
Famous quotes containing the words fate of, fate and/or mary:
“Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!”
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“Sternly, remorselessly, fate guides each of us; only at the beginning, when we’re absorbed in details, in all sorts of nonsense, in ourselves, are we unaware of its harsh hand.”
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“The others “acted” a role; I was the role. She who was Mary Garden died that it might live. That was my genius ... and my sacrifice. It drained off so much of me that by comparison my private life was empty. I could not give myself completely twice.”
—Mary Garden (1874–1967)