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The JoysSeven Joys of the Virgin Seven Joys of the Virgin Popular devotion to Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ This article is about the popular devotion to the Virgin Mary. For the carol with the title The Seven Joys of Mary, see The Seven Joys of Mary (carol). The Seven Joys of the Virgin (or of Mary, the Mother of Jesus) is a popular devotion to events of the life of the Virgin Mary,[1] arising from a trope of medieval devotional literature and art. The Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary and the Virgin of the Rosary The Seven Joys were frequently depicted in medieval devotional literature and art. The seven joys are usually listed as: The Annunciation The Nativity of Jesus… (Source: Wikipedia)
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