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How old mary when she was pregnant and how long as pregnant ?

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There is no definitive answer as to how old Mary was when she was pregnant.  Many estimates have her at a younger age than women are married these days, 13 to 17 being the rough estimate.  Early writings like the Protoevangelium of James present her as a younger woman who had undertaken a vow of celibacy and who was marrying Joseph, an older widower, who would provide for her.

Technically we don't know how long she was pregnant either, if that is the second part of your question, but we have no reason to suspect that it wasn't the standard 9 months-ish.

Hope that helps!  This link might be helpful too: http://www.ancient-future.net/marynew.html

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-J.M.J. West

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I will make an attempt at almost any question. I am a trained Catechist and Apologist, and I can answer most questions regarding: -Church Doctrine -Biblical questions (I have a cursory understanding of Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) -Catholic Philosophy -History of the Church (especially the early church) -Apologetic questions (i.e. why we believe what we believe) -Ethics I look forward to your questions!

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