ˌVirgin ˈMary, the BrE AmE
in the Christian religion, the mother of Jesus Christ. According to the New Testament of the Bible, when Mary was a young woman an ↑ angel came to her from God and told her that she was going to have a baby, although she had never had sex, and that the baby would be the son of God. She is especially important to Roman Catholics, who have pictures and ↑ statue s of her in their churches and homes, and who often pray to her for help.