Perhaps no early Christian has been more misunderstood than Mary of Magdala, known as Mary Magdalene. As a constant companion of Jesus she has been vilified and exalted in equal measure. “A LOVE DEVOUT” attempts to clarify the confusion over this holy woman. In this edition replete with striking photographs depicting the iconography associated with this Saint of the Church, the author takes us from Israel and the passion of Christ to the shores of Gaul where Mary Magdalene, her brother Lazarus and her sister Martha spent their last days.
Just as Assisi has embraced Francis so has La Provence adopted The Magdalene.