Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene, sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine, was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles and more than any other woman in the gospels, other than Jesus's family. Mary's epithet Magdalene may mean that she came from the town of Magdala, a fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Roman Judea. Relics Information: - A tooth of Mary Magdalene is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. - A foot bone of Mary Magdalene is located at the basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini in Italy. - Mary Magdalene's alleged skull, is displayed at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in Southern France. - The left hand of Mary Magdalene is located at the Simonopetra Monastery in Greece.