The Three Marys
The Three Marys (or Maries) are three women called Mary who, according to the traditional interpretation of the texts of the Four Gospels, came to the sepulchre of Jesus and were companions of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Eastern Orthodoxy they are among the Myrrhbearers, traditionally including a larger number of people. All four gospels mention the women going to the tomb of Jesus, but only Mark (16:1) identifies all three. In the verse, the three are:
- Mary of Cleopas
- Mary Magdalene
- Salome (disciple) or Mary Salome, traditionally identified in the West with Mary, mother of James
[edit] In tradition
The indications regarding the visit to the tomb from each of the gospels:
- John 20:1 tells us that Mary Magdalene went to the tomb apparently by herself.
- Matthew 28:1 says that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
- Luke 23:49 talks of the women who came with Jesus from Galilee and, Luke 24:1, they went to the tomb apparently to anoint Jesus.
- Mark 16:1 indicates Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went to the tomb to anoint Jesus.[1]
The Three Marys have been featured in numerous pieces of art and literature, including the Melisende Psalter, El Greco's Disrobing of Christ and Peter von Cornelius's The Three Marys at the Tomb, among others. The Eastern Orthodox Church especially celebrates them, and numerous icons represent them. Not all of these representations are limited to the visit to the tomb.
The earliest known representation of the three Marys was discovered in a chapel in the ancient city of Dura Europos on the Euphrates, painted before the city's destruction in 256 CE.
The Three Marys by Alexander Moody Stuart, first published 1862, reprinted by the Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh, 1984, is a study of Mary of Magdala, Mary of Bethany and Mary of Nazareth.
"The Belt of Orion" constellation in Spain is called as Las Tres Marías (The Three Marys). Other Western nations sometimes call it "The Three Kings".
The Three Marys or Maries is a long poem written circa 1357 by Jean de Venette in the form of a Manuscript on vellum from the mid-fifteenth century. The three Maries spoken of are: Mary, Mother of Our Lord, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome of St. Palaye. [2] [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Three Marys", Lenten Meditations, Mary Institute, University of Dayton
- ^ Le manuscrit médiéval ~ The Medieval Manuscript Nov. 2011 pg. 1
- ^ The Chronicle of Jean de Venette, translated by Jean Birdsall. Edited by Richard A. Newhall. N.Y. Columbia University Press. 1953. Introduction
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