Mary magdalene biography catholic saints

Apostle of the Apostles

"Apostle of the Apostles" is the title given Mary Magdalene by St Thomas Aquinas.

Her name comes from her home town of Magdala, a fishing village on the western shore of Lake Tiberias.

Mary magdalene biography catholic saints

St Luke the Evangelist tells us, in Chapter 8 of his Gospel, how Jesus went from town to town announcing the Good News of the Kingdom of God, and how the Twelve Apostles were with Him together with some women who had been healed of evil spirits or infirmities, and were serving them.

Among these was a certain "Mary, called the Magdalene, from whom seven demons came out."

Misconceptions about her identity: she was not a prostitute

As Biblical exegesis teaches, the expression 'seven demons' could indicate a serious physical or moral malady that had struck the woman and from which Jesus had freed her.

But, until now, tradition has claimed that Mary Magd