
“Mary Magdalene” is a character of the New Testament, a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, a Christian saint, a Myrrhbearer, who, according to the Gospel text, followed Christ, was present at the Crucifixion and was a witness of His posthumous phenomenon.
In the Orthodox and Catholic churches, the worship of the Magdalene is different: Orthodoxy esteems it exclusively as a Myrrh-bearer, cured of seven demons and appears only in several evangelical episodes, and in the tradition of the Catholic Church it has long been accepted to identify with it the image of a repentant harlot and Maria of Bethany. make extensive legendary material.
The true nature of the relationship between Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene is the subject of numerous conspiracy versions and assumptions, which are sometimes regarded by believers as blasphemy.
Mary Magdalene by El Greco
Mary Magdalene and the Angels by Guido Reni
Do not touch! by Paolo Veronese
The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene after Resurrection by Alexander Ivanov
Maria Magdalene – Liberala da Verona
Marta and Mary Magdalene by Michelangelo Merisi and Caravaggio
Read Mary Magdalene by Rogier van der Weyden
Mary Magdalene by Bartolome Esteban Murillo