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Mary Magdalene ( original Greek Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή ), or Mary of Magdala, was one of Jesus ' most celebrated disciples, and the most important female disciple in the movement of Jesus.

Jesus cleansed her of " seven demons ", sometimes interpreted as referring to complex illnesses.

She became Jesus ' close friend and most prominent during his last days, being present at the cross after the male disciples ( excepting John the Beloved ) had fled, and at his burial.

She was the first person to see Jesus after his Resurrection, according to both John 20 and.