How old was Mary the mother of Jesus when she died?
It is unknown exactly how old Mary was when she died. One can only estimate. It is believed that she was around 14 when the Archangel Gabriel came to her and told her that she would conceive “God’s only Son”. It is believed that Jesus Christ lived approximately 33 years, making Mary around 47 when He died. Just before his death on The Cross, Jesus, “willed” Mary to the care of St. John the Beloved. After His death, Mary and St. John lived the remainder of her life together in Ephesus (now modern day Turkey). Christian tradition states that she died between (surrounded by The Apostles) three and fifteen years after Christ Ascended into Heaven, making her somewhere between the ages of 50 and 62 when she died.
