The Mother of God is small: What does the legend tell about the birth of the Mother of Godtranslated

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

We celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

On this day, one of the great church holidays marks the birth of the Mother of God - the Holy Virgin Mary. It is also called Nativity of the Virgin or Little Virgin.

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Marija Savić

Happy Little Mother of God! In our church "St. Dimitrije" we always have a liturgy and afterwards we bring a cake for the health of the children, like for my little one in kindergarten. I wonder if the tradition mentions how old Saint Anne was when she gave birth to Mary?

Hana Dvořáková

We also bake a cake for the Little Virgin Mary, but more for the whole family. Interesting that you ask about the age of St. Anne - according to tradition, she was already quite old, around forty, when Mary was born. That would explain why it was such a miracle.

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