The photographs show an authentic medieval reliquary containing a skull that the Vatican has recognized as an authentic relic of Mary Magdalene since the Middle Ages. However, challenges to the ...

The golden reliquary from the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in the south of France, said to contain the skull of Mary Magdalene. Now, scientist have been able to put a face to the ...

She might well have been a composite of different women. But whoever the woman now known as Mary Magdalene was, her depiction in the Christian Gospels and in religious and secular art has exerted ...

For those who believe these are the bones of Mary Magdalene, this is the face of one of the Catholic Church’s most infamous women. “We are absolutely not sure that this is the true skull of ...

Viral photographs authentically show the real skull of biblical figure Mary Magdalene inside a gold reliquary. Rating: Context: The photographs show an authentic medieval reliquary containing a skull ...

One name that comes up a lot in this story is that of Mary Magdalene. She’s something ... Most reviews have noted that this depiction shies away from calling her a prostitute, and instead ...

The other holds a skull, which gleams with reflected light ... Here, instead of showing the penitent Mary Magdalene as an old woman, as was often done (most famously by Donatello), he has ...

By Glenn Kenny In much of popular culture, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a temptress ... is a revisionist depiction that lines up with recent historical scholarship about her, calling her an ...

Was she Jesus’ wife? Mary Magdalene has generated fascination and controversy for more than 2000 years. Now we may know what she looked like. It’s a blackened skull. A scattering of bones.

The reconstructed face taken from a skull said to have belonged to Mary Magdalene. Photo / Philippe Charlier, Philippe Froesch / National Geographic The relic is one of the most precious in all ...