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The English name Mary comes from the Greek Μαρία, a shortened form of the name Μαριάμ. Mary's name in the original manuscripts of the New Testament was based on her original Aramaic name מרים, transliterated as Maryam or Mariam. Main article: Titles of Mary Virgin and Child with angels and Sts. She has been a traditional subject in arts, notably in Byzantine art, medieval art and Renaissance art. Many Marian apparitions and miracles attributed to her intercession have been reported by believers over the centuries.

The multiple forms of Marian devotions include various prayers and hymns, the celebration of several Marian feast days in liturgy, the veneration of images and relics, the construction of churches dedicated to Mary and pilgrimages to Marian shrines. She is mentioned several times in the Quran, including in a chapter named after her, and has the highest position in Islam among all women. Many Protestants minimize Mary's role, based on what they argue is lack of biblical support for any beliefs other than her status as the Mother of God and the virgin birth. The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas, namely her Immaculate Conception and her Assumption into heaven. There is a certain diversity in the Mariology and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint. Although her later life is not accounted in the Bible, Catholic and Eastern Christian traditions believe that her body was raised into heaven at the end of her earthly life, which is known in Western Christianity as the Assumption of Mary and in Eastern Christianity as the Dormition of the Mother of God. After giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, she raised him in the city of Nazareth in Galilee, and was in Jerusalem at his crucifixion and with the apostles after his ascension. The New Testament describes Mary as a young virgin who was chosen by God to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have considerably lesser status. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.

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