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Mary Magdalene [a] (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. [1]
Madeleine, or Madeline has biblical origins. The name Magdalena is derived from the Aramaic term "Magdala" (מגדלא), meaning "tower" or "elevated, great." It refers to the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally identified as the hometown of Mary Magdalene (Mary of Magdala), a prominent figure in the New Testament who was a follower of Jesus.
Magdalene (derived from Hebrew "of Magdala") or Magda is a female name used in honor of Mary Magdalene in many countries including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece (Μαγδαληνή, Μάγδα), Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Croatia (Magdalena), Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain and may refer to:
A medieval legendary account had Mary Magdalene, Mary of Jacob and Mary Salome, [10] Mark's Three Marys at the Tomb, or Mary Magdalene, Mary of Cleopas and Mary Salome, [11] with Saint Sarah, the maid of one of them, as part of a group who landed near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Provence after a voyage from the Holy Land.
The Quran states: "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.". [49] Sa’imah: She who fasts. Mary is reported to fast one-half of a year in some Muslim traditions. Many other names of Mary can be found in various other books and religious collections.
Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene (the surname of Mary Magdalene), and is used in West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak), Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages. Notable persons with the name include: Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590), abbess
Mara can be either a surname or a (usually female) first name. Mara is Irish for ocean. Mary Magdalene by José de Ribera (1641). As a surname, it may be: Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal names Mária, Márkus (Hungarian form of Marcus or Mark) or Márton (Hungarian form of Martin), or from a short form of the old ecclesiastical name Marcel;
Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin, Madonna), epithets (Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Cause of Our Joy), invocations (Panagia, Mother of Mercy, God-bearer Theotokos), and several names associated with places (Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Fátima).