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Mary Magdalene (măg`dələn; formerly, and still in Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, môd`lən, hence maudlin, i.e., tearful) [traditionally Greek=of Magdala Magdala , in the New Testament, home of Mary Magdalene. It is identified with Magdal, a hamlet on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee. Mary, healed by Jesus, appears several times in the Gospels.
..... Click the link for more information. ], Christian saint, a woman widely venerated in Christendom. The name Madeleine is a French form of Magdalene. She appears in the New Testament as a woman whose evil spirits are cast out by Jesus, as a watcher at the Cross, as an attendant at Jesus' burial, and as one of those who found the tomb empty (Mat. 27.56,61; 28; Mark 15.47; 16; Luke 8.2; 24; John 19.25; 20). Long-standing tradition identifies her with the repentant prostitute who anointed Jesus' feet (Luke 7.36–50). Some also identify her with the sister of Martha (Luke 10.38). Because of the legend (held completely improbable by the Roman Catholic Church) that St. Mary Magdalene lived in penitence at Sainte-Baume, W Var dept., France, the grotto there became a place of pilgrimage. The principal aspect of her cult is as the penitent, hence the word Magdalen. In many of the Gnostic gospels (see Gnosticism Gnosticism , dualistic religious and philosophical movement of the late Hellenistic and early Christian eras. The term designates a wide assortment of sects, numerous by the 2d cent. A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. ), Mary Magdalene is favored by Jesus and is among the most prominent of his disciples. Artistic representations deal particularly with her repentance, with her bathing of the feet of Jesus, and with her meeting with Jesus after the resurrection. She appears in representations of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. Frequently she is shown with red hair. Feast: July 22. Mary Magdalene New Testament Saint. a woman of Magdala 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. See magdalen. Feast day: July 22 Mary Magdalene tearfully washes Christ’s feet. [N.T.: Luke 7:37–38] See : Crying Mary Magdalene abjectly cleans Jesus’s feet with tears; dries them with her hair. [N.T.: Luke 7:37–50] See : Penitence Mary Magdalene repentant prostitute who anointed Jesus’s feet. [N.T.: Luke 7:36–50] See : Prostitution Mary Magdalene portrayed traditionally in art as weeping; whence, maudlin. [Art: Misc.] See : Sentimentality How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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