Is the Virgin Mary in fact a new face and name for an older Roman goddess?

I was having an interesting debate with a fundamentalist Christian coworker who rejected my claim that many of the beliefs and rituals in Christianity were lifted wholesale from other older pagan religions. The concept of the trinity is one, plus the wreaths, tree and eggs at Christmas and easter.

In Catholicism particulalry in parts of Italy the Virgin Mary has practically been elevated to goddess status. Didn't Mary simply replace a Roman goddess when Christianity was spread throughout Italy?

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