How long did Blessed Virgin Mary live?

 Catholic  Teachings On Mary |

It is Catholic dogma faith that Mary was a virgin 

when Jesus was born and remained even afterward a virgin.| 

No one really knows the age of the Blessed Virgin when she died. In fact, theologians argue whether Mary actually died. 

Most say yes, others that she just fell asleep (referred to as the “dormition” of Mary). 

The church has never defined this. Those who pray the Franciscan Crown always add two Hail Mary's to the seven decades of the crown because of a tradition that Mary died at age seventy two. 

It is Catholic dogma faith that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was born and remained even afterward a virgin. 

Luke and Matthew make it quite clear that before Jesus was born Saint Joseph had taken Mary into his home as his wife. Because of references in the Gospels to the brothers and sisters of Jesus, some Protestants maintain Mary had other children. 

Catholics say such references are either ways of speaking of kinsmen (cousins, etc.) or that the brothers are Joseph’s children by an earlier marriage.