Saint Mary in Quran

Saint Mary is one of the chosen women in Quran that her name has mentioned as a pious and virtuous woman.
There are some of them here.

(Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: My Lord! I have vowed unto Thee that which is in my belly as a consecrated (offering). Accept it from me. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower! * And when she was delivered she said: My Lord! Lo! I am delivered of a female - Allah knew best of what she was delivered - the male is not as the female; and lo! I have named her Mary, and lo! I crave Thy protection for her and for her offspring from Satan the outcast. * So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and made her grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zachariah; whenever Zacharia entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found with her food. He said: O Mary! whence comes this to you? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.
AL-E-Imran (3), 35 - 37

And when the angels said: O Mary! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of of the world. * O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate thyself and bow with those who bow (in worship).
AL-E-Imran (3), 42, 43

And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants).
At-Tahrim (66), 12

And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.
Al-Anbiya (21), 91

(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah gives thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). * He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous. * She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah creates what He pleases: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!
AL-E-Imran (3), 45 - 47

The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We make the revelations clear for them, and see how they are turned away!
Al-Maeda (5), 75

An important point has told in last ayah: "And they both used to eat (earthly) food.". It means that they were human, not angels or god's Kinfolk!

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