{"id":2334096,"date":"2026-03-18T01:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2334096"},"modified":"2026-03-18T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:05:10","slug":"the-transcendence-of-virgin-mary-in-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-transcendence-of-virgin-mary-in-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transcendence of Virgin Mary in Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Virgin Mary has been a common reference in many texts, research projects and pop culture items dating back to ancient manuscripts from the first century A.D.. Her earliest depiction was discovered in the Roman Priscilla Catacombs, dating back to the second century. In the painting, she holds baby Jesus in her lap while wearing a loose veil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The work\u2019s intricacies have faded away through the years, yet the meaning is as clear as day: a woman blessed with divinity for the immaculate conception of a godly being. She\u2019s been the backbone of western gender philosophy and social conditioning. And in terms of white Christian nationalism, her perceived purity is the cornerstone of their ideology \u2014a way to push back against out-group forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She\u2019s the untouched, holy woman with pale skin, and in complete servitude to higher powers \u2014 making for a strict representation of what a woman should be, and what her role should be in the world. Framed within contemporary society, and against the backdrop of feminist movements, that image can have dangerous implications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The story surrounding this central biblical figure has been expanded on multiple times throughout history. Plenty of writers and theologians have made comments about the legacy of the Virgin Mary, in and outside of religious domains. And while Mary is tied to many peoples\u2019 deep-rooted values, some don\u2019t even know what makes her such a prominent focal point.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a 2020 article<\/span><\/a>, Bri Cambell of Tekton Ministries wrote: \u201cAt this time, I had no specific devotion to Mary or really understood the beauty of having a relationship with our Heavenly Mother. But I was set on decorating my walls with her.\u201d Nowadays, she\u2019s in the background of Christian institutions of all sects, quietly watching on the walls and stained glass facades of churches and cathedrals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a figure who represents pureness \u2014 the most important value of a woman in Christianity\u2019s eyes \u2014 she is not spoken about much. Between the layers of contemporary media however, she lives on.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are countless pieces of commentary on Christianity in the arts, whether they be in support of or in dissent. Depictions of Mary are powerful allegories that connect the person to art, no matter what writers say they believe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the 2009 series, <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/i>The Vampire Diaries,<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/i> took the gothic horror of vampirism, werewolves and witches, and put them into a spiraling romance plot, with Elena Gilbert \u2014 a human \u2014 being the girl in the middle of it all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Virgin Mary herself doesn\u2019t have a literal connection with the show, though the concept of purity does<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>It penetrates through the story itself and creates a product that upholds the collective definition of what it means to be \u201cworthy\u201d of protection \u2014 to be innocent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elena is kind of like the Virgin Mary of Mystic Falls \u2014 the pinnacle of innocence \u2014 and her purity is enticing to the demonic creatures that lurk in the night. Elena has a doppelg\u00e4nger named Katherine Pierce, who existed as a vampire two hundred years before Elena was born. She was promiscuous and led vampire brothers Stefan and Damon to their doom by manipulation and compulsion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kathrine represents impurity. Two people with the same face, but two very different personalities, who bring out the best and worst in the brothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even when Elena reaches rock bottom, turning into a vampire after losing her brother, she still retains her innocence. The innocence of the truth \u2014 humanitas in the wake of barbarism.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a viewer, you\u2019re not actively thinking about this symbolism, because why would you? It\u2019s a fun show with high sex appeal \u2014 what more could our human brains want?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But when you draw back the curtain to think about the choices these characters make, and the people behind these stories, you begin to see how these values are ingrained in us, influencing every interaction and thought we have.<\/span><\/p>\n

These values aren\u2019t harmful in the context of a vampire fantasy, but when such ideas transform into agendas pushed by powerful people, they absolutely are. Christian nationalists pitting the \u201cpure\u201d white master race over \u201cimpure\u201d non-white inferior races and turning everyday people into an allegory connected back to the Virgin Mary should not and never will be an appropriate way to govern a population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you enjoy Elena Gilbert having a harem with the salvatories, don\u2019t feel guilty \u2014 that\u2019s a human thing to enjoy. But what you shouldn\u2019t enjoy are false prophets of mega churches funding a Christian nationalist movement claiming to save the \u201cpureness\u201d of the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenneth Copeland is the richest pastor in America, and it\u2019s not because of the wholesome reasons you\u2019d think. Avoiding taxes, funding Israeli war campaigns, and being a member of the evangelical executive board of Donald Trump isn\u2019t holy \u2014 it\u2019s agenda disguised as praise for \u201cour lord and savior.\u201d Where\u2019s the pureness in that?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source dailyfreepress.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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