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 ...

identifying it as the genuine skull of the biblical Mary Magdalene. Examples of the claim have appeared on social media platforms including X (archived), Facebook and TikTok. One commonly shared ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo ...

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 ...

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.