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Mar 29, 2016 · Although the decline of Mary of Magdala’s reputation as apostle and leader most likely began shortly after her death, the transformation to penitent prostitute was sealed on Sept. 14, 591, when Pope Gregory the Great gave a homily in Rome that pronounced that Mary Magdalene, Luke’s unnamed sinner, and Mary of Bethany were, indeed, the same ...
The portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute began in 591, when Pope Gregory I identified Mary Magdalene, who was introduced in Luke 8:2, with Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:39) and the unnamed "sinful woman" who anointed Jesus's feet in Luke 7:36–50.
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Jan 25, 2008 · Few characters in the New Testament have been so sorely miscast as Mary Magdalene, whose reputation as a fallen woman originated not in the Bible but in a sixth-century sermon by Pope...
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Known as Gregory the Great, he remains one of the most influential figures ever to serve as pope, and in a famous series of sermons on Mary Magdalene, given in Rome in about the year 591,...
Mar 29, 2024 · This myth dates to 591, when Pope Gregory I mistakenly conflated Mary with a figure the Gospel of Luke identified as a “sinner.” There’s no evidence that’s true—but the notion has been hard...
Jul 21, 2023 · Jimmy Akin • 7/21/2023. Listen to the audio version of this content. All four Gospels refer to a woman named Mary Magdalene. She is one of the witnesses of Christ’s crucifixion, burial, and resurrection, and she is often named first in lists of women.
Nov 19, 2023 · In 591 C.E., Pope Gregory I gave a sermon that forever changed the world’s perception of Mary Magdalene. Mary appears in the Bible’s New Testament at crucial moments, including Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and his resurrection. But she was, Gregory proclaimed, a “sinful woman.” Over 1,400 years later, this description has stuck.
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