Mary of Bethany

figure described in the Gospel of John; sister of Lazarus and Martha, living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem

d. 1st century

Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in Judaea to the south of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.