““The Virgin Mary is the supreme exemplar of this feminine whiteness. Her fair hair 20 and complexion, often white robes and association with lilies and doves all constitute her undisputed virtue in terms of white hue and skin (cf. Bernard 1987, Kovachevski 1991). Mary is an image of motherhood without intercourse (thus unstained by sex). She is never seen pregnant. She goes even further than the most refined white lady: she reproduces without sex. The case of Mary discloses what is at the heart of the conception of whiteness as virtue, namely absence. This””
![“The Virgin Mary is called the [Greek words] (the "book of the Word of life") by the Greek Church. The book of the Gospel, the book of Christ's origins and life, can be written and proclaimed because God has first written his living Word in the living book of the Virgin's being, which she has…” quote by Erasmo Leiva Merikakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/089/erasmo-leiva-merikakis-189972_books_the-virgin-mary-is-called-the-greek-word_1103434.jpg)
![“...[Joseph] and the Virgin Mary got turned away from the inn and had to go sleep in the manger. (Not with the manager, like Troo says.)” quote by Lesley Kagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c05/lesley-kagen-21996_management_joseph-and-the-virgin-mary-got-turned-aw_203044.jpg)
