Nativity of Mary
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Summary
Nativity of Mary is a titles of Mary, mother of Jesus[1]. It draws 2,633 Wikipedia views per month (titles of mary mother of jesus category, ranking #19 of 80).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: holiday[3], Marian feast days[4]
- Named after: birth of the Virgin Mary[5]
- Follows: Eve of Birthday of Mary[6]
- Followed by: Octave of the Nativity of Mary[7]
- Part of: Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church[8]
- Commons category: Birth of the Virgin Mary[9]
- Said to be the same as: September 8[10]
- Commemorates: birth of the Virgin Mary[11]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: September 8[12]
- Feast day: September 8[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Birth of the Virgin Mary[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Different from: birth of the Virgin Mary[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nativity of Mary include Milan Cathedral[18], a Catholic cathedral[19], in Italy[20], founded in 1386[21]; Cathedral of Syracuse[22], a Catholic cathedral[23], in Italy[24], founded in 1753[25]; Ardenica Monastery[26], an Eastern Orthodox church building[27], in Albania[28], founded in 1201[29]; Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo[30], a cathedral[31], in Bosnia and Herzegovina[32], founded in 1863[33]; Cathedral of the Nativity in Suzdal[34], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1222[37]; Nativity Church at Putinki[38], a church building[39], in Russia[40], founded in 1649[41]; Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary[42], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1854[45]; and Nativity Church in the Kremlin[46], a church building[47], in Russia[48], founded in 1393[49].
Why It Matters
Nativity of Mary has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include Milan Cathedral[18], a Catholic cathedral[19], in Italy[20], founded in 1386[21]; Cathedral of Syracuse[22], a Catholic cathedral[23], in Italy[24], founded in 1753[25]; Ardenica Monastery[26], an Eastern Orthodox church building[27], in Albania[28], founded in 1201[29]; Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo[30], a cathedral[31], in Bosnia and Herzegovina[32], founded in 1863[33]; Cathedral of the Nativity in Suzdal[34], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1222[37]; and Nativity Church at Putinki[38], a church building[39], in Russia[40], founded in 1649[41].