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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.

This is one of the Virgin leeks

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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?
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