Mary Magdalene
follower of Jesus (-100)
d. 1st century
Mary Magdalene was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, travelled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection.
Related people
- Jesus disciple of · traditional
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of John 2 claims — Resurrection of Jesus; The Appearance to Mary Magdalene
- Gospel of Luke 2 claims — The women who followed and provided; Entombment
- Gospel of Mark 1 claim — crucifixion of Jesus
Also recorded as
- Mary of Bethany possibly same
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Glosses
- The three Marys Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the unnamed sinner who anoints Jesus in Luke 7 are three people in the Greek fathers and one person in the Latin West, and the fusion is datable: Gregory the Great preached it in…