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Women at the cross: Matthew 27:55–56 many women ... who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee Mark 15:40 women ... among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome Luke 23:49
[61] [62] [60] Then the risen Jesus himself appeared to the women as they were leaving the tomb and told them to tell the other disciples that he would meet them in Galilee. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] According to Luke 24:1–12 Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James went to the tomb and found the stone already rolled away, as in Mark.
It was at this point that the Resurrection was revealed to them, and they were commissioned to go and tell the Apostles. They were, in effect, the apostles to the Apostles. For this reason, the myrrhbearing women, especially Mary Magdalene, are sometimes referred to as "equal to the Apostles." Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, but ...
There were women disciples at the foot of the cross. Women were reported to be the first witnesses to the resurrection, chief among them was Mary Magdalene. She was not only "witness", but also called a "messenger" of the risen Christ. [3] St Paul Speaking to The Women of Philippi (Stradanus, 1582) From the beginning of the Early Christian ...
Catholic missionaries were some of the first Europeans to reach many parts of French North America and British North America in the east, and Spanish North America in the Southwestern United States. Several American Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past 50 years. Catholics continue to contribute to American religious life.
The argument for women being ordained as deacons is based on the fact that "the first deacons were called forth by apostles, not by Christ." The Church claims that Jesus called on his apostles and his apostles were male. Though according to this theory it does not apply to deacons.
The victims of crucifixion were stripped naked [29] [84] and put on public display [85] [86] while they were slowly tortured to death so that they would serve as a spectacle and an example. [82] [83] According to Roman law, if a slave killed his or her owner, all of the owner's slaves would be crucified as punishment. [87] Both men and women ...
In a manner very similar to the Gospel of John, the apocryphal Gospel of Philip (3rd century) also seems to list Mary of Clopas among Jesus' female entourage: 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 ...