Mary Magdalene
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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.
Mary Magdalene (c. 1598) by Domenico Tintoretto, depicting her as a penitent
Photograph taken c. 1900 of al-Majdal, a village standing among the ruins of Magdala, Mary Magdalene's hometown
The Conversion of Mary Magdalene (c. 1548) by Paolo Veronese
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
Magdala
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Magdala was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 5 km north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya, and which some historical geographers think may
Mary Magdalene
…resurrection. Mary Magdalene is accepted by scholars, secular and religious, as a historical figure. Her epithet is usually taken to mean that she came from Magdala, though Elizabeth Schrader Polczer and Joan Taylor have argued that Magdalene ("tower") may instead have been an honorific nickname. She is seen as a…
Aerial view of the modern site of Magdala, looking south
al-Majdal, sea of Galilee by Bonfils. Shrine of Muhammad al-'Ajami in the foreground.
Inside the excavated synagogue
Al-Majdal, ca 1851, by van de Velde