Peru Christmas baby named Jesus
A Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, who is married to a carpenter, has named her son Jesus Emanuel after giving birth on Christmas Day.
Twenty-year-old Virgen Maria Huarcaya Palomino had not been due to give birth on Thursday, but went into labour early and underwent a Caesarean operation.
Her husband, who shares the same profession as Saint Joseph, is in fact called Adolfo Jorge Huaman.
He said the couple had been planning to name their son after a football player.
"But thanks to a happy coincidence this is how things ended up," he said.
Baby Jesus was born at 0220 local time (0720 GMT) on 25 December at the National Perinatal Institute in Lima and weighed 3.32kg.
His mother said: "I am so happy to give birth on such a special date. I didn't think that my baby was going to be born today and now that I have him in my arms I am very happy."
Virgen Maria means Virgin Mary in English. She told local television that her grandfather, a devotee of the Virgin Mary, had chosen her own unusual name, with which, until now, she had not felt comfortable.
"In school they made fun of my name," she said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/w ... 800822.stm
Peruvian "Virgin Mary" gives birth to baby named Jesus
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Re: Peruvian "Virgin Mary" gives birth to baby Jesus
Nice article, but, I'd change the subject wording so as to not confuse anyone (else)...
On first reading it I scoffed when thinking what the article might be about (even with the quotation marks) - and I'm Catholic - so, I can't imagine what non-Catholics would think...
Frank
On first reading it I scoffed when thinking what the article might be about (even with the quotation marks) - and I'm Catholic - so, I can't imagine what non-Catholics would think...
Frank
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Re: Peruvian "Virgin Mary" gives birth to baby named Jesus
Poor kid.....now he will have to suffer the birthday gifts as Christmas presents. 

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