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== Scriptural appearances == <sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>
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She is often confused with other women of the [[New Testament]].
[[Frederica Mathewes-Green]]<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup> writes: "She is not [[Mary of Bethany]] (a city south of [[Jerusalem]]), the sister of [[Martha]] and [[Lazarus]], who anointed Jesus' head. She is not the prostitute who anointed Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. These two understandably get confused, and historically in the West all three women are lumped together under Mary Magdalene's name, a confusion continued in the ''Last Temptation of Christ'', ''The DaVinci Code'', and other works."
Karen Rae Keck (cf. [[#External Linkslinks|External Linkslinks]]) writes: "St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]] (Pope Gregory the Great) is believed to have begun the tradition in the Western Church, not accepted in the Eastern Church, which identified St. Mary with the 'sinful woman' in the seventh chapter of Luke." == Scriptural appearances<sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>==
* Delivered from seven [[demon]]s; supports Christ's ministry
** [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 8:2, 3: "<sup>2</sup> and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, <sup>3</sup> and [[Joanna]] the wife of Chuza, [[Herod]]'s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance."
* Present at [[crucifixion]] and [[burial practices|burial]]
** [[Gospel of Matthew|Matt]] 27:55-61: "<sup>55</sup> And many women who followed Jesus from [[Galilee]], ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, <sup>56</sup> among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of [[Zebedee]]'s sons. <sup>57</sup> Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named [[Joseph of Arimathea|Joseph]], who himself had also become a [[disciple]] of Jesus. <sup>58</sup> This man went to [[Pontius Pilate|Pilate]] and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. <sup>59</sup> When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, <sup>60</sup> and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock, and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. <sup>61</sup> And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb."
* First to see the [[Resurrection|risen]] Lord
=== Apostolic work ===
"In Ephesus, according to the tradition and testimony of many of the holy Fathers and ecclesiastical writers, the holy Mary Magdalen assisted the holy Apostle and Evangelist [[John the Theologian]] in his evangelical labors, remaining there until she herself reposed in peace and was buried in that city."<sup>[[#Notes|1]] p.23</sup>
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 1)
:In keeping His commandments and laws, O holy Mary Magdalene,
:You followed Christ, who for our sake was born of a virgin,
:And in celebrating your most holy memory today,
:We receive forgiveness of sins by your prayers!
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)
:When God, who is transcendent in essence,
:Came with flesh into the world, O Myrrhbearer,
:He received you as a true disciple, for you turned all your love toward Him;
:Henceforth you would yourself work many healings.
:Now that you have passed into heaven, never cease to intercede for the world!
Kontakion (Tone 3)
:Standing before the Cross of the Savior,
:Suffering with the Mother of the Lord,
:The most glorious Mary Magdalene offered praise with tears.
:She cried out: What is this strange wonder?
:He who holds the whole creation in His hand chooses to suffer:
:Glory, O Lord to Your power!
== Notes ==
* Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
== External links ==* [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102070 Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene] ([[OCA]])* [http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=/136 Mary Magdalene, Myrrhberer & Equal-to-the-Apostle] ([[GOARCH]])* [http://www.comeandseeicons.com/m/phn80.htm Icon of St. Mary Magdalene] by the hand of Nicholas Papas* [http://www.stnina.org/97sp/97sp-keck-magdalen.htm ''On the Life of Mary Magdalene''] by Karen Rae Keck* [http://www.roca.org/OA/9/9k.htm Life of St. Mary Magdalene]* [http://www.theologic.com/oflweb/feasts/myrrhbearers.htm The Holy Myrrh-Bearers]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-to-apostles Wikipedia definition of the title, Equal-to-the-Apostles]
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[[Category:Missionaries]]
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[[el:Μαρία Μαγδαληνή]]
[[ro:Maria Magdalena]]
