Eastern Catholic Patron Saint of Sinners

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I am wondering who is the patron saint of sinners. In the west, St Mary Magdalene is given this patronage. In the west she is believed to be the same person as “Mary the sinner” In the East, St Mary Magdalene is not considered to be the same. Who, is the patron saint of sinners in the east. I know St Mary of Egypt is one of them. Is there a particular apparition or marion devotion that serves as the patron saint?

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For St. Mary of Egypt, when she tried to enter the celebration at the Church of hte Holy Sepulchre and unseen force stopped her, whereupon she realized her impurity and reformed her life.
 
divinefaith,
do you mean are patron saints different in the east and west? If so, then yes, I believe they are sometimes different. For example in the west, Saint Mary Magdalene is patron saint of sinners, and is believed to be the Mary who was the sinner, washing Christ’s feet with her tears, drying with her hair, and anointing his feet with ointment. In the east, Saint Mary Magdalene is not viewed to be the same Mary. She is believed to have been attacked by Satan with 7 demons because he knew that she was holy and was to become a disciple for the disciples. Satan knew she would be the first to see the resurrected Christ. Her feast day in the east is also celebrated with the Myrrhbearers.

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divinefaith,
do you mean are patron saints different in the east and west? If so, then yes, I believe they are sometimes different. For example in the west, Saint Mary Magdalene is patron saint of sinners, and is believed to be the Mary who was the sinner, washing Christ’s feet with her tears, drying with her hair, and anointing his feet with ointment. In the east, Saint Mary Magdalene is not viewed to be the same Mary. She is believed to have been attacked by Satan with 7 demons because he knew that she was holy and was to become a disciple for the disciples. Satan knew she would be the first to see the resurrected Christ. Her feast day in the east is also celebrated with the Myrrhbearers.

Hope this helps,
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That seems to be close to what is written in the the Penguin Dictionary of Saints, by Donald Attwater (Penguin Books, London, 2nd ed, 1983) –

Topic: “Mary Magdalene”

Among other women [besides Mary Magdalene] mentioned in the gospels are the unnamed woman “who was a sinner” (Luke 7:37-50), and Mary of Bethany, Martha’s sister (Luke 10:38-42). These are not further identified, and in Eastern tradition they are usually treated as three different persons. But the West, following St. Gregory the Great [540?-604], regarded them as one and the same, though weighty voices from St Ambrose [337?-397] onwards preferred to leave the question undecided. This western tradition resulted in St. Mary Magdalene’s being looked on as an outstanding type of the penitent and the contemplative. The eastern tradition has now been adopted in the new Roman calendar (1969).
There are three women that washed the feet of Jesus with their hair.
 
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