There’s something about the ‘real’ Mary in this new book about Jesus’ mother

A new book, the fruit of 20 years of research, aims to unearth her true identity, which the author says been lost amid centurieslong attempts to paint her as an ever-virgin, quasi-divine woman.

(Andrew Medichini | AP) Visitors admire Michelangelor's "The Pieta" at the Vatican. A new book explores the what is known and not known about the Virgin Mary.

There’s something about the ‘real’ Mary in this new book about Jesus’ mother

A new book, the fruit of 20 years of research, aims to unearth her true identity, which the author says been lost amid centurieslong attempts to paint her as an ever-virgin, quasi-divine woman.

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