A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures less than 15 inches tall and about 5 inches wide. Raphael painted the portrait ...

Lee contends that the documents, safeguarded within the Vatican's confidential archives, demonstrate that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion, married Mary Magdalene, and subsequently started a ...

In a 2021 study I co-authored with professor Joan Taylor, we also demonstrated that the word "Magdalene" does not necessarily reference Mary's hometown; it could just as well be an honorific title ...

The question of whether the skull authentically belonged to the biblical figure known as Mary Magdalene is less straightforward. As the religious scholar Philip Almond explains in his 2023 book ...

For actress Elizabeth Tabish, playing Mary Magdalene on “The Chosen” is both an honor and a privilege. Tabish, who also recently had roles in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “The ...

Mary Magdalene is usually depicted as looking up to heaven. In George de la Tour’s depiction of Mary Magdalene, she looks at the candlelight, a symbol of illumination and divine light.

See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20 Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the ...