May Edochie, Ekene Umenwa, other celebs who have created controversies with Holy Mary pics, statue

• The recreating of Mother Mary pictures is accelerated becoming a inclination among Nigerian pistillate celebrities
• Actor Yul Edochie's wife, May, precocious caused a buzz connected societal media aft she shared a bid of pictures and a video of her dressed arsenic Mother Mary during the Easter celebration
• May Edochie is, however, not the lone personage that has crossed the line, arsenic different fashionable celebrities, who are Catholics, person pulled akin stunts successful the past for antithetic reasons

Mother Mary, besides known arsenic Holy Mary, precocious trended during this year's Easter solemnisation successful Nigeria arsenic Christians successful the state celebrated the resurrection of her son, Jesus Christ.

Mary, a first-century Jewish pistillate of Nazareth, is the woman of Joseph and the parent of Jesus successful the Bible and precocious trended connected Nigerian societal media abstraction aft May Edochie recreated her style.

While Mary is recognised arsenic a cardinal fig successful Christianity, she is adjacent much salient among Catholics and venerated nether assorted titles.

The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, and Lutheran churches judge that Mary, arsenic the parent of Jesus, is the Mother of God. The Church of the East historically regarded her arsenic Christotokos, a word inactive utilized successful the Assyrian Church of the East liturgy.

Due to the qualities similar profound purity, humility, lively faith, changeless prayer, self-denial, ardent love, patience, among others, attributed to Mary, respective Nigerian pistillate celebrities person replicated her pictures for 1 crushed oregon the other.

May Edochie, Ekene Umenwa caused controversies with Holy Mary attire. Credit: mayyuledochie/gettyimage/ekeneumenwa
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Male celebrities who are Catholics person besides shown their emotion for her, sharing moments with her statues.

In this article, Legit.ng takes a look astatine Nigerian celebrities who person created controversies with Holy Mary pictures and statues.

1. May Edochie, this century's Mary?

Actor Yul Edochie's estranged wife, May Edochie, stirred up reactions with her prime of attire for this year's Easter photograph shoot.

May Edochie revealed that it has ever been her imagination to honour the Holy Mary by replicating her garment.

The parent of 3 successful the viral pictures spotted a reddish gown and a bluish veil to wrapper astir 1 of her shoulders, akin to that of the Holy Mary.

May took it further by striking Mary's pose, which led to immoderate Christians describing her enactment arsenic blasphemy.

This led to actress Rita Edochie coming to her defence as she shared similarities betwixt May and Mother Mary.

Rita further caused uproar aft she claimed May Edochie is the disposable Mother Mary of this century.

2. Ekene Umenwa channels Mary for maternity shoot

In 2024, the histrion made headlines aft she released a maternity sprout wherever she dressed similar Holy Mary.

Ekene Umenwa rocked a bluish and achromatic robe and veil, channelling the salient biblical figure.

While she explained that she was inspired by a imaginativeness Mother Mary gave to her during her pregnancy, the histrion was repeatedly dragged for her actions, with galore urging her to question forgiveness.

Ekene Umenwa refused to perceive to her critics, who further sparked different circular of statement aft she visited a Catholic religion to dedicate her kid to Mother Mary.

A video captured Ekene smiling and waving arsenic she approached the Mother Mary statue. The histrion besides stared astatine her child, whom her hubby held.

Some Nigerians successful reactions accused the histrion of being an idol worshipper, advising her to desist from the act.

The video of Ekene Umenwa and hubby dedicating their kid to Holy Mary below:

3. Cubana Chiefpriest cries retired to Mother Mary

In 2024, the socialite and upcoming vocalist publically expressed his faith successful Mary.

Cubana Chiefpriest revealed that his caput was overwhelmed and lone she could talk connected his behalf.

“Like this na Mother Mary acceptable assistance maine intercede for maine Mama. Head don full,” helium said.

Another video captured Cubana Chiepriest successful a solemn temper arsenic helium prayed to Mary's statue portion wearing a rosary.

Chiefpriest besides sang Ave Maria (a Latin connection which means hail Mary), moving his caput astatine intervals earlier helium held the transverse portion of his rosary and kissed it.

4. Ruby Ojiakor presents car keys to Mary

The Actress was successful the quality past twelvemonth aft she presented the key to her caller car to a statue of Holy Mary and Jesus successful a church, starring to criticisms online.

In an interrogation with PUNCH, Ruby Ojiakor clarified her actions, stating that her content and religion were personal, and not idol worship.

“Whatever 1 believes works for one, and it is the bosom that God is looking at. If my content and religion is successful the spot I went to, it volition decidedly enactment for me," she said successful part."

Holy Mary allegedly appears successful Edo state

Legit.ng recalls reporting that an representation of the Holy Mary was said to person appeared to immoderate Catholics successful Benin City, Edo state.

According to a Facebook station connected the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, the Holy Mary appeared to Catholic women during a nationalist Marian Congress connected Friday, October 13, 2017.

"What a large occurrence from our parent Mary, Our Lady of Fatima..," the caption read.

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Source: Legit.ng