According to Christian tradition which saint was the mother of the Virgin Mary?
Conception of the Virgin Mary Conception of the Virgin Mary The Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary is the feast name given in the Tridentine Calendar on 8 December. In the present General Roman Calendar, the feast is called the "Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary". In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the holy day was once called the "Feast of Conception of Saint Anne. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the faithful celebrate a liturgical feast on 9 December called the "Conception" (passive) of the Mother of God, which used to be more often called the "Feast of the Conception"
Tomb of the Virgin Mary Tomb of the Virgin Mary Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary, is a Christian tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem – believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The "Status Quo", a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. The Sacred Tradition of Eastern Christianity teaches that the Virgin Mary died a natural death (the Dormition of the Theotokos, the "falling asleep"), like any human being; that her soul was received by Christ