Some scholars believe that the Magdalene may be the same woman as Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, but there is no evidence to support this claim. Mary, or Miriam, was a very common name in ...

This walled medieval village is full of half-timbered and charming stone buildings, with winding streets and cobblestoned ...

On the significance of showing ‘Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy’ in India, Karode says, “Art does not have an expiry date. Some works are truly timeless in the way they continue to inspire us.

Raphael created the portrait around 1503, when he was about 20. Sotheby's New York Saint Mary Magdalene was a side panel of an altarpiece used “for private devotion,” per the auction house.

CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 06:06 am Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion during a jubilee year audience at ...

This lack of certainty in biblical texts about Mary Magdalene’s life has fueled myths, misconceptions, and speculation. Chief among them: she was a sex worker. This myth dates to 591, when Pope ...

Most straightforwardly, Penco argued, is Mary Magdalene’s proximity to Christ and his cross in the painting. She kisses the cross and Christ looks down paternalistically towards her.

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo) One of ...

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“Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name” would have been the perfect play for Farrah and any believer to have seen. I saw it last month at HERE, an event space in lower Manhattan.

In a 2021 study I co-authored with professor Joan Taylor, we also demonstrated that the word "Magdalene" does not necessarily reference Mary's hometown; it could just as well be an honorific title ...