How did Mary conceive Jesus?

Answer 1

Dogma says that an angel or the holy spirit visited her. My guess was that the sperm came either from bath water (Joseph washed first then Mary) or a Roman soldier (we know how that could happen, right?).

Answer 2

Different religions groups have different beliefs about this topic; there are basically two explanations: (1) A miracle, as mentioned in The Bible; (2) That she actually got pregnant from a man (pressumably her husband).

Roman Catholic Answer

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit

484 The Annunciation to Mary inaugurates "the fullness of time," (Gal 4:4) the time of the fulfillment of God's promises and preparations. Mary was invited to conceive him in whom the "whole fullness of deity" would dwell "bodily." (Col2:9) The divine response to her question, "How can this be, since I know not man?" was given by the power of the Spirit: "the Holy Spirit will come upon you." (Lk 1:34-35)

485 The mission of the Holy Spirit is always conjoined and ordered to that of the Son. (Cf. Jn 16:14-15) The Holy Spirit, "the Lord, the giver of Life," is sent to sanctify the womb of the Virgin Mary and divinely fecundate it, causing her to conceive the eternal Son of the Father in a humanity drawn from her own.

485 The Father's only Son, conceived as man in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is "Christ," that is to say, anointed by the Holy Spirt, from the beginning of his human existence, though the manifestation of this fact takes place only progressively: to the shepherds, to the magi, to John the Baptist, to the disciples. (Cf. Mt 1:20; 2:1-12; Lk 1:35; 2:8-20; Jn 1:31-34; 2:11) Thus the whole life of Jesus Christ will make manifest "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power." (Acts 10:38)

Answer 3

From the Gospel of St. Luke 1:35: The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.' This is from the King James Version.

According to the Christian traditions, the Holy Spirit comes to Mary and impregnates her. Most churches try to ignore the physical and biological method of sperm and egg, but usually Jesus is considered to be biologically a descendant of Mary. He is of her or the fruit of her womb. Thus she provided the egg and the Holy Spirit provides the necessary divine power to duplicate the action of a sperm cell.

According to Islam (in the Qur'an), God (Allah) merely wills that she is with child and through his Divine grace/power the child come to existence inside of here.

Answer 4

Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, like all other babies are born. But the day and date are not certain.

Answer 5

Mary gave birth to Jesus as she conceived by the holy ghost.

Answer 6

She got pregnant through the holy spirit, though in a biological sense it's not really clear on what happened exactly. *Immaculate Conception

Answer 7

She was made pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 8

Through the miracle of the Holy Spirit