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holy Mary

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noun

  1. a pietistic person

    he's a real holy Mary

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Maryam Moghaddas in Persian translates as "Holy Mary".

From Barron's

To mark the event, Salford's Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Dormition of the Holy Mary Mother of God and other sites in Northern England have been listed.

From BBC

Francis, 85, celebrated a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks both the solemnity of Holy Mary Mother of God as well as its annual World Day of Peace.

From Washington Post

Francis, 85, celebrated a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks both the solemnity of Holy Mary Mother of God as well as its annual World Day of Peace.

From Reuters

Ahead of the first planned concert in Nantes on Tuesday evening, dozens of protesters blockaded the entrance to Notre-Dame de Bon-Port church, singing "Holy Mary mother of God, pray for us poor sinners".

From BBC