Mary Magdalene, the repentant courtesan who followed Christ, is one of the most famed and least-known characters in the Gospels. Because of her early trade, some of the ancient church fathers, and ...

Mary of Egypt’s story, a woman given to prostitution driven by insatiable lust rather than financial necessity, who underwent a dramatic conversion, and then lived in the desert with only the flowing ...

Source: Melissa Rampelli, personal photograph, 2025 Calm and contemplative, Mary Magdalene reclines on a floor of packed dirt and stone, propping herself up on her right elbow, temple cradled in palm, ...