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  • Not in the Bible. She disappears from history specifically after the resurrection, but was almost certainly in the Upper Room at Pentecost. Miracles attributed to her would come from tradition and extra-biblical writings from much later dates (3rd century onwards when the cult of Mary stared picking up)
  • Well we do have the Gospel of Mary, you can expect that to have the documentation/diary writings of any miracles attributed to Mary.
  • 1) In my answer, I shall not consider the islamic views on the Virgin Mary. I shall also mainly consider the Catholic views. 2) There are quite few miracles associated with Mary during her life. And most of them are not miracles which could be "shown", but rather miracles , the reality of which is just a dogmatic affirmation (all are not accepted by all Christians): - "the Annunciation is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation - "Theotokos (Greek: ΘεοτÏŒκος, translit. Theotókos) is a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God; less literal translations include Mother of God." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotokos - "The perpetual virginity of Mary, a doctrine of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Christianity affirms Mary's "real and perpetual virginity even in the act of giving birth to the Son of God made Man." Thus Mary was ever-Virgin (Greek á¼€ειπάρθενος) for the remainder of her life, making Jesus her only biological son, whose conception and birth are held to be miraculous." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_virginity_of_Mary "The Immaculate Conception is, according to Roman Catholic dogma, the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus without any stain of original sin, in her mother's womb: the dogma thus says that, from the first moment of her existence, she was preserved by God from the lack of sanctifying grace that afflicts mankind, and that she was instead filled with divine grace. It is further believed that she lived a life completely free from sin. Her immaculate conception in the womb of her mother, by sexual intercourse, should not be confused with the doctrine of her virginal conception of her son Jesus." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception "According to Roman Catholic doctrine and the traditions of the Catholic Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus) "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."[1] This means that Mary was transported into Heaven with her body and soul united." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary "The proposed dogma would hold that "Mary is Co-Redemptrix (Co-operator in the Redemption) by her unique co-operation with God as the Woman, New Eve, Mother of the living. Assumed into heaven, Mary continues this saving office as Advocate and Mediatrix of all grace by her constant intercession to obtain for all men the gifts of salvation. Mary's role is subordinate to and always dependent upon the essential and chief role of her Son."" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-Redemptrix Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_dogmas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Virgin_Mary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_%28mother_of_Jesus 3) Many miracles have taken place in the context of Marian apparitions: "According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, the era of public revelation ended with the death of the last living Apostle. A Marian apparition, if deemed genuine by Church authority, is treated as private revelation that may emphasize some facet of the received public revelation for a specific purpose, but it can never add anything new to the deposit of faith. At most, the Church will confirm an apparition as worthy of belief, but belief is never required by divine faith." This quote, with further information and a list of Marian apparition can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_apparitions 4) "In the culture and practice of some Christian Churches - mainly, but not solely, the Roman Catholic Church - a shrine to the Virgin Mary or Marian shrine is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion. Such locales are often the destination of pilgrimages." Source and further information, with a list of shrines in many places of the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrines_to_the_Virgin_Mary 5) There are also all this other individual miracles which some people experienced, where they said that their prayers have been heard by Mary and that something good happened, or something bad could be avoided. These little miracles are generally not recognized by the church. But the people experiencing them write them in ex-voto which you can see in many sanctuaries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex-voto
  • Mary was only human and is now dead and there are no miracles in Scripture attributed to her. Anything that one may read outside of Scripture that Mary supposedly performed should be questioned and compared to what the Bible records. If it isn't in there then it didn't happen. At least not by the power of Yahweh God. The Bible nowhere instructs believers in Christ to pray to anyone other than God. The Bible nowhere encourages, or even mentions, believers asking individuals in Heaven for their prayers. Why, then, do many Catholic pray to Mary and/or the saints, or request their prayers? Catholics view Mary and saints as "intercessors" before God. They believe that a saint, who is glorified in Heaven, has more "direct access" to God than we do. Therefore, if a saint delivers a prayer to God, it is more effective than us praying to God directly. This concept is blatantly unbiblical. Hebrews 4:16 tells us that we, believers here on earth, can "...approach the throne of grace with confidence---" The Bible nowhere mentions anyone asking for someone in Heaven to pray for them. The Bible nowhere describes anyone in Heaven praying for anyone on earth. The Bible gives absolutely no indication that Mary or the saints can hear our prayers or perform miracles. Mary and the saints are not omniscient. Even glorified in Heaven, they are still finite beings with limitations. How could they possibly hear the prayers of millions of people let alone perform miracles?
  • Miracles are attributed to God, not saints. People like the Blessed Virgin Mary or you or me may ask God for a miracle but God performs the miracle. The Bible tells of Mary asking Jesus (who we believe is God the Son) to take care of the wine situation at the wedding in Cana. See the second chapter of the Gospel of John: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/john/john2.htm With love in Christ.
  • Mary did not perform any miracles.
  • In the disputable gnsotic gospels written by humans who never met her.

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