Mary Magdalene

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Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.

Mary Magdalene

Saint Mary Magdalene
New Testament a woman of Magdala ( ˈmæɡdələ ) in Galilee whom Jesus cured of evil spirits (Luke 8:2) and who is often identified with the sinful woman of Luke 7:36–50. In Christian tradition she is usually taken to have been a prostitute. Feast day: July 22 See also magdalen

Mary Magdalene

In the Gospels , a woman who became a follower of Jesus after he drove out her demons. She is also described as a woman who was present at the Crucifixion , as an attendant at his burial, and as one of the witnesses to the discovery of the empty tomb three days later.

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According to the Gospel of Luke , Mary Magdalene is also identified with the repentant prostitute who anointed the feet of Jesus.

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Me & Dog is off to a promising start and Mary Magdalene has some canine companionship.

In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.

They had patrons: wealthier, more powerful individuals (like Mary Magdalene) who supported them financially.

A New Magdalene No other performer has owned or defined Mary Magdalene in this show the way Yvonne Elliman did.

Mary Magdalene's second career as a persuasive preacher gave me courage.

Each time I know one it makes me understand the scientific phenomenon of Mary Magdalene.

The disciples considered her (Mary Magdalene's) words idle tales, and believed them not.

Can anyone imagine the seven-devilled Mary Magdalene conversing in this way?

Mary Magdalene is represented as several ladies rolled into one, and her house is a perfect museum of relics.

It appears from a document of 1306 that the chapel at that date contained certain ‘relics’ of St. Mary Magdalene.

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