[Tagging] patron saints

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2015-01-27 11:42 GMT+01:00 Simone Saviolo <simone.saviolo at gmail.com>:

> Speaking of Vatican, i.e. Roman Catholic Church, Mary is Blessed, not
> Saint. Her title is Beata Virgo Maria (Beata Vergine Maria in Italian,
> Blessed Virgin Mary in English). She is an unordinary Blessed, as she and
> her feasts are more important than those of the Saints; anyway, "Saint
> Mary" is nothing but a popular name :-)



Are you sure about this? Because I have heard about "Santissima Madre di
Dio" (holiest mother of God)

There are also several other St. Marys, e.g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Goretti

cheers,
Martin
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