Mary Magdalene

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New Testament person biblical figure female disciple of Jesus

Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.

Aliases (4)

Mary Magdalene in Mary Magdalene (2018 film) ×1
Mary from Magdala ×1
Mary the mother of James ×1
Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament person → biblical figure → female disciple of Jesus →
appearsIn	John 19 → John 20 → Luke 24 → Luke 8 → Mark 15 → Mark 16 → Matthew 27 → Matthew 28 →
associatedWith	Galilee → contemplative life → repentance →
centralTo	Christian resurrection narratives →
devotedTo	Jesus →
distinguishedFrom	Mary of Bethany → Mary the mother of Jesus →
firstWitnessOf	resurrected Jesus →
followerOf	Jesus →
gender	female →
hasFeastDay	22 July →
hasNameOrigin	Magdala →
languageOfName	Greek →
mentionedIn	Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
nameForm	Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή →
nameMeans	Mary from Magdala →
presentAt	Golgotha → tomb of Jesus →
religion	Judaism →
reportedTo	apostles about the resurrection →
roleInGospels	witness of Jesus’ burial → witness of Jesus’ death → witness of Jesus’ ministry → witness of Jesus’ resurrection →
title	Apostle to the Apostles →
traditionallyDepictedWith	long hair → ointment jar →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Catholic Church → Christianity → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheranism →
witnessedEvent	burial of Jesus → crucifixion of Jesus → empty tomb of Jesus → resurrection of Jesus →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
La Madeleine, Paris → St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham → St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock →	dedicatedTo
Burial of Jesus → Burial of Jesus ("Mary the mother of James") →	hasParticipant
Magdalen College, Oxford → Magdalene College, Cambridge →	namedAfter
Magdalena →	associatedWith
Golgotha →	associatedWithFigure
Vézelay →	hasBasilicaDedication
Crucifixion of Jesus →	hasWitness
Passion narrative →	keyPerson
Mary Magdalene ("Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή") →	nameForm
Mary Magdalene ("Mary from Magdala") →	nameMeans
Mary →	notableBearer
Frederic Sandys →	notableWork
Jesus Christ Superstar →	portraysCharacter
The King of Kings (1927 film) →	portraysFictionalizedVersionOf
Rooney Mara ("Mary Magdalene in Mary Magdalene (2018 film)") →	role
Magdala →	traditionalHometownOf
Lamentation of Christ →	typicalFigure