Mary Magdalene
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Mary Magdalene was born in Magdala and died in 100 at Ephesus. She worked as a caregiver and theologian[1].
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[8]
- Sex or gender: female[9]
- Named after: Magdala[10]
- Part of: the Three Marys[11], primary saints[12]
- Commons category: Mary Magdalene[13]
- Canonization status: saint[14]
- Said to be the same as: Q25668572[15]
- Given name: Mary[16]
- Feast day: July 22[17], May 4[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mary Magdalene[19]
- Commons gallery: Mary Magdalene[20]
- Student of: Jesus Christ[21]
- Depicted by: Mary Magdalene lifted by angels[22], Magdalene[23], Portrait of a Lady as Mary Magdalen[24], Crucifix and the Magdalene kneeling and crying[25], Noli me tangere[26], San Giovanni evangelista, Nicodemo e Maria Maddalena (Lamentation)[27]
- Floruit: 100[28], 30[29]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], A porta inferi[35], A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[39], New International Encyclopedia[40], The New Student's Reference Work[41]
- Present in work: Gospel of Luke[42], Gospel of Mark[43], The Last Temptation of Christ[44]
- Name in native language: מרים המגדלית[45], Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή[46]
- Different from: Mary of Bethany[47], Mary Magdalene[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Mary Magdalene include Mariska Hargitay[49], a television actor[50], b. 1964[51], of United States[52], awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama[53]; Gospel of Mary[54], a literary work[55]; Magdalen College[56], a college of the University of Oxford[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1458[59]; La Madeleine[60], a church building[61], in France[62], founded in 1845[63]; she[64], a film[65], directed by Garth Davis[66]; Magdalene asylum[67]; Vézelay Abbey[68], a monastery[69], in France[70], founded in 0801[71]; and Magdalene College[72], a college of the University of Cambridge[73], in United Kingdom[74], founded in 1428[75].
Why It Matters
Mary Magdalene has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[76] She is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[77]
Entities named for her include Mariska Hargitay[49], a television actor[50], b. 1964[51], of United States[52], awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama[53]; Gospel of Mary[54], a literary work[55]; Magdalen College[56], a college of the University of Oxford[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1458[59]; La Madeleine[60], a church building[61], in France[62], founded in 1845[63]; she[64], a film[65], directed by Garth Davis[66]; and Magdalene asylum[67].
FAQs
Where was Mary Magdalene born?
Mary Magdalene's place of birth was Magdala[2].
Where did Mary Magdalene die?
Mary Magdalene passed away in Ephesus[4].