Talk:Mary, mother of Jesus

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The sentence:

“For Helvidius, would be full siblings of Jesus, born to Mary and Joseph after the firstborn Jesus.”

is missing the word “those” after the first comma. 98.144.128.56 (talk) 17:46, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed it. You're right. Thanks! Rafaelosornio (talk) 10:33, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Typo in "Names and Titles" section. Please change "BMV" to "BVM" ((Blessed Virgin Mary)) Gleitzeit (talk) 23:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - FlightTime (open channel) 23:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Sentence "She is a central figure of Christianity" should be changed to "She is an important figure of Christianity". While not entirely wrong, the current version may be misleading – central figure of Christianity is Jesus, obviously. Arateniz (talk) 07:13, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Left guide (talk) 09:22, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Mary name was changed in the letter centuries 103.244.240.97 (talk) 06:30, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Remsense诉 06:31, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]