The mystery of who Mary Magdalene was and what her role was in the Easter holiday

“The identity of Mary Magdalene, — from whom Jesus expelled seven demons and who was a witness to the passion and the Resurrection, — merged with that of the anonymous sinner, — woman who washed, anointed and dried Jesus’ feet with her hair in the house of Simon, the Pharisee — and is also identified with Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus”, summarizes researcher Wilma.