Shrine of Mary, Mother of Jesus at St. Luke Catholic Church - Edgemere MD
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Don.Morfe
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The Shrine of Mary, Mother of Jesus is located on the grounds of St. Luke Catholic Church. It is in front of the church as you enter the parking lot. The cornerstone (1888) of the original St. Luke Church is embedded in the brick pedestal.
Waymark Code: WM14RTZ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2021
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The Shrine of Mary, Mother of Jesus is located on the grounds of St. Luke Catholic Church. It is in the front of the church as you enter the parking lot. The cornerstone (1888) of the original St. Luke Church is in embedded in the brick pedestal on which the statue of Mary is standing on.
From Wikipedia:
"Mary, mother of Jesus-Mary was a 1st century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and, according to the gospels, the virgin mother of Jesus.
Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament and the Quran describe Mary as a virgin. She is betrothed to Joseph, according to Matthew and Luke. According to Christian theology, Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit while still a virgin, and accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, her parents were called Anne and Joachim.
According to Catholic and Eastern Christian teachings, at the end of her earthly life, God raised Mary's body directly into heaven; this is known in the Christian West as the Assumption of Mary.
Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint because of her extraordinary virtues as seen at the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel. She is said to have miraculously appeared to believers many times over the centuries. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos (Mother of God; Te?t????). There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas, namely her status as the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her perpetual virginity, and her Assumption into heaven. Many Protestants minimize Mary's role within Christianity, basing their argument on the lack of biblical support for any beliefs other than the virgin birth (actually a virginal conception). Mary also has the highest position in Islam among all women. She is mentioned in the Quran more often than in the New Testament, where two of the longer chapters of the Quran are devoted to her and her family.:
Associated Religion(s): Catholic
Statue Location: On the grounds of St. Luke Catholic Church, Edgemere MD
Entrance Fee: None
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.