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Mary Magdalene

Follower of Jesus (-100) · Israel · Academics · Died 100

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A first-century follower of Jesus whose gospel presence as witness to crucifixion and resurrection got buried under centuries of invented identity - chiefly a 591 papal sermon that recast her, without scriptural warrant, as a repentant prostitute.

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Photograph taken c. 1900 of al-Majdal, a village standing among the ruins of Magdala, Mary Magdalene's hometown[9][10][11]Photograph taken c. 1900 of al-Majdal, a village standing among the ruins of Magdala, Mary Magdalene's hometown[9][10][11]The Conversion of Mary Magdalene (c. 1548) by Paolo VeroneseThe Conversion of Mary Magdalene (c. 1548) by Paolo VeroneseDetail of Mary Magdalene weeping at the crucifixion of Jesus, as portrayed in The Descent from the Cross (c. 1435) by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden[39]Detail of Mary Magdalene weeping at the crucifixion of Jesus, as portrayed in The Descent from the Cross (c. 1435) by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden[39]The Deposition (1507) by Raphael, showing a distressed, reddish-blond-haired Mary Magdalene dressed in fine clothes clutching the hand of Jesus's body as he is carried to the tomb[51]The Deposition (1507) by Raphael, showing a distressed, reddish-blond-haired Mary Magdalene dressed in fine clothes clutching the hand of Jesus's body as he is carried to the tomb[51]Holy Women at Christ's Tomb (c. 1590) by Annibale Carracci. In Matthew 28:1-10, Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" encounter an angel at the tomb, who tells them that Christ has risen.[57][58][59]Holy Women at Christ's Tomb (c. 1590) by Annibale Carracci. In Matthew 28:1-10, Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" encounter an angel at the tomb, who tells them that Christ has risen.[57][58][59]Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection (1835) by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov. In John 20:1-13, Mary Magdalene sees the risen Jesus alone[71][67] and he tells her "Don't touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my father."[67]Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection (1835) by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov. In John 20:1-13, Mary Magdalene sees the risen Jesus alone[71][67] and he tells her "Don't touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my father."[67]Fragment of a fourth-century text of the apocryphal Dialogue of the Saviour, in which Mary Magdalene is a central figure[92]Fragment of a fourth-century text of the apocryphal Dialogue of the Saviour, in which Mary Magdalene is a central figure[92]

About this person

The canonical gospels place her among Jesus's travelling followers, present at his death and resurrection. Gnostic texts went further, depicting her as his closest disciple, uniquely fluent in his teachings and locked in tension with Peter. Early Church Fathers mentioned her only in passing. Then Pope Gregory I's 591 sermon conflated her with other biblical women and branded her a reformed prostitute - a fiction that defined her in Western Christianity for over a millennium. The Eastern Orthodox Church never accepted the conflation, honouring her instead as a Myrrhbearer and "Equal to the Apostles." The Catholic Church eventually corrected course, emphasizing her as first witness to the resurrection and "Apostle to the Apostles." Alleged relics - skull, forehead flesh, tibia, left hand - remain enshrined in France and Mount Athos, processed annually.

Country
Israel
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Died 100

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