Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote, Warwickshire, England, UK, Europe

Harbour, abbey and St. Mary's church, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Mural of Jesus and Mary, Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Peninsula of Zege on Lake Tana, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Termite 'cathedral' by the Arnhem Highway near the Mary River Crossing between Darwin and Kakadu at 'The Top End', Northern Territory, Australia

Sunken Gardens (King William and Queen Mary), the origin of the English nursery rhyme 'Mary Mary Quite Contrary', Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court, London, England, UK

City of London skyline, 30 St. Mary Axe building on the right, London, England

Lighthouse, St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral on Harnet Avenue, Asmara, capital of Eritrea, Africa

St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral on Harnet Avenue, Asmara, capital of Eritrea, Africa

The 13th-century Dome Church (The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin), in Toompea, the upper town, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe

The Descent of Our Lady of Snows shrine carried through the streets during religious festival, Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Volcanic cone with plume of smoke of Mount Mayon, 2462m, and grotto or wayside shrine, Bicol Province, Luzon Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

View of Ban Jelacic Square and Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Palmer's farm building at Mary Ardens's farm, childhood home of Shakespeare's mother, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval Malbork Castle, Marienburg Fortress of Mary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pomerania, Poland, Europe

St Mary's church, bathed in afternoon sunshine on a snowy winter afternoon, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ascension of the Virgin Mary statue in the Mosque (Mezquita) and Cathedral of Cordoba, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary in a Cordoba church, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

View of the Cathedral of the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary at dawn, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

Beach and vendor's stall, Jolly Harbour, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach and vendor's stall, Jolly Harbour, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Jolly Harbour, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach and vendor's stall, Jolly Harbour, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Our Lady of the Valley Anglican Church, Bolans, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Our Lady of the Valley Anglican Church, Bolans, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Our Lady of the Valley Anglican Church, Bolans, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Beach, Jolly Harbour, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Mosaic depicting Mary giving birth to Jesus Christ in Kariye Camii (Holy Saviour in Chora church ), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Detail of Virgin Mary statue, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Virgin Mary statue, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Melkite icon of Jesus working with his father, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Melkite icon of the Holy Family returning to Nazareth, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Mosaic of the Virgin Mary, Milano Monumental Cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Palm trees and beach at sunset, Morris Bay, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Greek Orthodox icon depicting Mary as a well of life, Thessalonica, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Turner's Beach, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Grace Bay and Beach, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Grace Bay and Beach, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Hammock, Turner's Beach, St. Mary, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Aerial view of Tower 42, Gherkin (30 St. Mary Axe) (Swiss Re Building) and St. Helen's (Aviva Tower), City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Virgin Mary, Jesus and God, Vatican Museum, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Interior of The Church of Saint Mary of Gesu (Chiesa del Gesu) (Casa Professa), Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Old town of Rab town with Belfry of St. Justine's church, great bell tower of St. Mary's church, campanile of church of St. John and campanile of monastery of St. Andrew at dusk, Rab town, Rab Island, Kvarner region, Dalmatia, Adriatic Sea, Croatia, Europe

Wooden church of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nyzhniy Verbizh, Ukraine, Europe

Tapestry depicting the Nativity, Gallery of Tapestries, Vatican Museum, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

God, Jesus and Mary, Vatican Museum, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Painting of Mary breast feeding Jesus in S. Francesco di Paola church, Gallipoli, Lecce,Apulia, Italy, Europe

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, surrounded by beautiful countryside, Lasborough in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sumela Monastery, Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary, Black Sea Coast, Trabzon Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Religious mural inside Greek Orthodox church of Saint Mary (Panagia Monastery), Dhermi, Albania, Europe

Religious mural inside Greek Orthodox church of Saint Mary (Panagia Monastery), Dhermi, Albania, Europe

Stained glass window by Lawrence Lee showing the Virgin Mary and Child flanked by St. Thomas and St. John the Baptist with a roundel of the church tower and kneeling figure of Christopher Wren below, South Chapel, St. Mary Aldermary Church, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Deesis Mosaic, depicting Christ Pantrocrator flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, dating from the Restoration of Constantinople in 1261 at the end of Crusader occupation, Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Deesis Mosaic, depicting Christ Pantrocrator flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, dating from the Restoration of Constantinople in 1261 at the end of Crusader occupation, Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, Melpignano, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Altar of the Nativity (Nativity scene), Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of San Salvatore, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Medieval stained glass depicting Mary, baby Jesus and Joseph on a donkey, Canterbury Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dusty Star Mountain, St. Mary Lake, and wildflowers at dawn, Glacier National Park, Montana, United States of America, North America

Church of St. Mary the Virgin surrounded by beautiful countryside, Lasborough in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Church of St. Mary the Virgin surrounded by beautiful countryside, Lasborough in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of Mary's seven sorrows, Our Lady of Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The 15th century St. Mary's Church in the village of Morchard Bishop, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frescoes at Sumela Monastery, Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary, Black Sea Coast, Trabzon Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Frescoes at Sumela Monastery, Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary, Black Sea Coast, Trabzon Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Interior, St. Mary's Parish Church, Kersey, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Mary's Parish Church, Kersey, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Mary's Anglican Church, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The Crooked Spire at the Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Crooked Spire at the Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Crooked Spire at the Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) with St. Andrew Undershaft church, City of London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dusk at Whitby with the Abbey and St. Mary's Church overlooking the Esk, Whitby, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College from University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sumela Monastery, Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary, Black Sea Coast, Trabzon Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Virgin Mary statue at Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago, Chile, South America

The Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church on Lake Bled and Bled Castle, Bled, Slovenia, Europe

The Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church on Lake Bled and Bled Castle, Bled, Slovenia, Europe

The Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church on Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia, Europe

The spire of St. Mary Magdalene church rises over building on the Market Square in Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The City of London financial district skyline showing the Scalpel building (52-54 Lime Street) and the Gherkin (30 St. Mary Axe), London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Jesus speaks to women, Maria am Gestade church (Mary at the Shore), Vienna, Austria, Europe

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Church of St. Mary The Virgin at Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Mary's Church (St. Marys Basilica) and main square illuminated at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Krakow, Poland, Europe

Interior of Pisa Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Virgin Mary statue inside the Cathedral La Merced in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Financial district skyscrapers, including 30 St. Mary Axe, known as the Gherkin, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Financial district skyscrapers, including 30 St. Mary Axe, known as the Gherkin and the Leadenhall Building known as the Cheesegrater, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Radcliffe Camera and University Church of St. Mary the Virgin beyond, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Radcliffe Camera and University Church of St. Mary the Virgin beyond, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Como Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Como Town, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

The Eye of Providence (The All-Seeing Eye of God), Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and St. John the Baptist, Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

St. Mary's Church, Malbork Castle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malbork, Poland, Europe

Church of St. Mary, Appollonia, Fier Province, Albania, Europe