Mary Magdalene
noun
Mary Mag·da·lene
-ˈmag-də-lən 
-ˌlēn;
-ˌmag-də-ˈlē-nē
: a woman who was healed of evil spirits by Jesus and who saw the risen Christ near his sepulchre
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Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, agreed that the Texas weather is all over the place.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Jennie Motto Mesterharm, who joined a rapid response team to help protect her neighbors in the predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, walked the procession with her 4-year-old daughter Magdalena named after Mary Magdalene, a character from the Christian bible.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The longest ending includes the risen Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, whose testimony is initially rebuffed, and then to others.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
For decades, reporters, activists, historians and others who formed the narrative of Chicano civil rights treated her as a modern-day Mary Magdalene — a woman who found purpose by following a man.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Jennie Motto Mesterharm, who joined a rapid response team to help protect her neighbors in the predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, walked the procession with her 4-year-old daughter Magdalena named after Mary Magdalene, a character from the Christian bible.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The longest ending includes the risen Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, whose testimony is initially rebuffed, and then to others.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
For decades, reporters, activists, historians and others who formed the narrative of Chicano civil rights treated her as a modern-day Mary Magdalene — a woman who found purpose by following a man.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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