Jesus’ great-grandmother identified
Posted by staff / December 27, 2010
According to Florentine medieval manuscripts analyzed by a historian, the great-grandmother of Jesus was a woman named Ismeria. The legend of St. Ismeria, presented in the current Journal of Medieval History, sheds light on both the Biblical Virgin Mary’s family and also on religious and cultural values of 14th-century Florence.
- St. Ismeria likely served as a role model for older women during the 14th and 15th centuries.
- The legend of St. Ismeria emphasizes sanctity earned by a life of penitence as opposed to blood martyrdom.
Full story at Discovery News.
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