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- In this case, too, the women who went to the tomb to bring myrrh for Christ’s body (hence the name “myrrh-bearers”) are referred to as the three Marys, already present during the deposition and embalming of Jesus’ body by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.
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Different sets of three women have been referred to as the Three Marys: Three Marys present at the crucifixion of Jesus; Three Marys at the tomb of Jesus on Easter Sunday; Three daughters of Saint Anne, all named Mary.
Apr 3, 2024 · Matthew speaks of three women at the foot of the Cross, two named Mary (Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, but does not mention the Virgin Mary (Matthew 27:55-56).
Dec 10, 2017 · “There were three who always walked with the Lord: Mary, his mother, and her sister, and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion. His sister and his mother and his companion were each a Mary.”
- Joanna (wife of Chuza) Among the first women to discover the empty tomb (Luke 24:10), she was the wife of Chuza, the household manager or steward of King Herod Antipas (Luke 8:3).
- Mary Magdalene. A Galilean woman probably from the town of Magdala (on the west bank of the Sea of Galilee). Jesus delivered her from seven demons (Luke 8:2; Mark 16:9).
- Mary (mother of Jesus, widow of Joseph of Nazareth) She gave birth to Jesus, raised him, was present at his execution and burial, and witnessed his resurrection life.
- Mary (mother of James and Joses/Joseph) A witness of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial, and resurrection appearances. Her sons were named James the Younger (hence her husband must have been named James) and Joses/Joseph.
Mar 26, 2024 · The three Marys reflect the journey from the Old Covenant to the New, from sin to salvation, and from discipleship to divine perfection. They symbolize, respectively, faith, hope, and love – the theological virtues present in the Easter mystery.
When the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem began to fiercely persecute the Christian in Jerusalem, their attention focused on the three women who claimed to be eye-witnesses of the empty tomb: Mary Salome, Mary Mother of James, and Mary Magdalene.
Aside from her healing by Jesus, the Bible mentions that Mary Magdalene was one of the women who followed and supported Jesus' ministry, and was with the other two Marys at the end of His life on the cross. She is among the women who go to Jesus' tomb, and when they find Him gone she tells Peter and John.
