Bible Person

Mary

Meaning: rebellion · Female · 1 cross reference

This Mary entry refers to the Christian woman greeted in Romans 16:6, not to the more prominent Gospel figures of the same name. She belongs to the network of ordinary believers whose labor strengthened the early church. First appears in Rom 16:6.1

AI summary: This Mary matters because her single cross reference preserves Paul's gratitude for a woman who worked hard on behalf of the believers. The entry reminds the reader that the church's life was carried not only by public leaders but by faithful labor often condensed into a single remembered line. Taken together, the material presents this Mary as a hardworking Christian woman in the Roman church.1

Central Figure

Mary

Meaning: rebellion

A Christian at Rome who treated Paul with special kindness (Rom.