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The great and holy [[myrrh-bearer]] '''Mary Magdalene''' , equal of the [[apostles]], was a [[disciple ]] of [[Jesus]] named Mary from [[Magdala]], a town in [[Galilee]]. Her feast is celebrated on [[July 22]]. She has an [[Akathist]] hymn dedicated to her.^[[#Notes|1]]

* Apostle to the [[Apostles ]] - "The apostles proclaimed the resurrection of Christ to the whole world. But Mary proclaimed the resurrection of Christ to the apostles themselves: she was an apostle to the apostles!"^{[[#Notes|1]] p.15}* [[Equal to of the Apostles]] - "Mary Magdalen is held by the Christian Church to be an 'equal of the apostles': because she was the first messenger sent by the Lord Himself to announce His resurrection."^{[[#Notes|1]] p.14}* [[Myrrh-bearer]] - "She purchased myrrh and spices to anoint the body of the buried Christ, and to accord Him, following Jewish custom, as much honor as possible. This undertaking, which is the reason for which Mary Magdalen has come to be known as a myrrh-bearer, was fitting for her, since two of the evangelists again place her as first among several other women who followed her in doing likewise, and a third identifies only her as performing that noble deed (cf. Mt 28:1; Mk 16:1; Jn 20:1)."^{[[#Notes|1]] p.9}