²We are referring to the Apocrypha, which have been known since the 2nd century (Ref. 3, p.19), as well as the testimonies about the Virgin Mary, available in early Christian literature (in St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Justin, etc.). The historical significance of these Apocrypha is minimal, but they are valuable as evidence of the veneration of the Virgin Mary in the 1st centuries. An artless inscription in the 2nd-century Church of Nazareth (“XE MAPIA” or Hail Mary) is another testimony to it.