thumb|Virgin Sophia design on a Harmony Society doorway in Harmony, Pennsylvania, carved by Frederick Reichert Rapp (1775–1834) The veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as an especially privileged saint has continued since the beginning of the Catholic faith. Mary is venerated as the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea, and other lofty titles.
thumb|Virgin S,ophia design on a Harmony Society doorway in Harmony, Pennsylvania carved by Frederick Reichert Rapp (1775–1834) The veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus as an especially privileged saint has continued since the beginning of the Catholic faith. Mary is venerated as the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the ,Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea, and other lofty titles.