Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

Texts discovered in the mid-20th Century raised further questions about the nature of her relationship with Jesus. Mary Magdalene is first mentioned by name in Mark, the second Gospel. However ...

follows some of the most important relationships Jesus formed toward the end of his life, such as that between Judas and Mary ...

For example, only a few names of women were widely known: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene, his disciple and the first witness to the resurrection; Mary and Martha, the sisters who ...

His crucifixion is commemorated on the Christian holiday of Good Friday. Three days after his death, Jesus’ tomb was found empty. He had risen from the dead and appeared first to Mary Magdalene ...