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. In the Gnostic writings, Ma
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
Myrrhbearers
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In Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition the Myrrhbearers are the individuals mentioned in the New Testament who were directly involved in the burial or who discovered the empty tomb following the resu
White Angel, depicting myrrhbearers at Christ's grave, c. 1235 AD, Mileševa monastery in Serbia
Eastern Orthodox icon of the Myrrhbearing Women at the Tomb of Christ (Kizhi, Russia, 18th century)
Icon of Mary Magdalene as a Myrrhbearer
Hagiography, fresco, of Saint Salome the Myrrhbearer in Greek Orthodox Church