Relics of Mary Magdalene
The relics of Mary Magdalene refers to a set of human remains that purportedly belonged to the Christian saint. The most famous is a blackened skull, displayed in a golden reliquary at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in Southern France, which has been described as "one of the most precious [relics] in all Christendom"[1] and "one of the world's most famous sets of human remains".[2] Other relics said to have belonged to Mary Magdalene include a foot bone located at the basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini in Italy, a left hand located at the Simonopetra Monastery in Greece and a tooth displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[3]
The purported skull of Mary Magdalene was analyzed in 1974 and has remained sealed inside a glass case since then.[4] Scientists found that it is the skull of a female that lived in the 1st century, who most likely lived until the age of 50, had dark brown hair and was not originally from Southern France.[4] There is no scientific way to determine if the skull is Mary Magdalene's.[4]
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- ^ Seidel, Jaime (September 16, 2017). "Is this Mary Magdalene? Forensic reconstruction of a holy relic puts a face to the skull of a Saint". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Gibbens, Sarah (September 12, 2017). "Is This the Face of Mary Magdalene?". National Geographic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ van Pelt, Nadia Thérèse (2019). Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Playmakers and their Strategies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138189379. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c Watterson, Meggan (2021). Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel and the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet. Hay House. p. 157. ISBN 978-1401954901. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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