With Jesus when he died , she was the first person to see the Risen Christ

[Rob2]

St Mary Magdalene

Celebrated on July 22nd

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Patron of repentant sinners and the contemplative life.

One of the followers of Christ, Mary Magdalene has been identified as the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with a precious oil. She was the first person to see the Risen Christ. On Easter Day she was weeping near the empty tomb when she saw a man who she thought was a gardener. He asked her why she was weeping. She replied: “Sir if you have carried him away tell me where to and I will come and take him.”

The man was Jesus. He told her to go and tell the others what she had seen.

There are many apocryphal legends about Mary. In France it said that she evangelised Provence with her sister Martha and brother Lazarus. Hundreds of churches across Europe are dedicated to her.
(from ICN)

 

[Victoria33]

This was great of you to post, thank you.

She was a subject of much great artwork. I did not know this not too long ago.

“The Penitent Mary Magdalene” by Baroque painter, Georges de la Tour:

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I saw a sculpture of her with a skull as well, I’m not positive what to make of that but it is all fascinating. It’s a good painting certainly no matter what. The skull surely means contemplating death.

Magdalene with the Smoking Flame - Wikipedia

An interesting take.

She was the subject of a lot of art, amazing.

 

[Inbonum]

I saw a sculpture of her with a skull as well, I’m not positive what to make of that but it is all fascinating. It’s a good painting certainly no matter what. The skull surely means contemplating death.

Yes that is reminder of death.
For example, paintings showing St. Francis of Assisi often have a skull.
St.Francis called death ‘sister’, you can read it in his prayer-poem Canticle of the Sun