Is Mary mentioned in the Quran?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the only woman named in the Quran, and she's mentioned there more often than in the entire New Testament. A whole chapter, Surah Maryam, is named after her.
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- Who is the patron saint of Russia?
“Saint Nicholas is a patron saint of Russia.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Where was Saint Nicholas from?
Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop of Myra, in what is now Turkey.
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