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   Oct 8, 2024 · Mary Magdalene played a significant role in Jesus' ministry. She was a devoted follower and supported him in various ways. 06 She was one of the women who provided for Jesus and his disciples out of their own resources. 07 Mary Magdalene witnessed Jesus' crucifixion, standing by the cross along with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and other women.

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Magdalene Laundries were institutions run by Catholic orders in Ireland, where women and girls were sent to work, often under harsh conditions. These laundries operated from the 18th to the late 20th century.

4. www.irishcentral.com › roots › historyGalway family saved 15 women from a Magdalene Laundry

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   Oct 7, 2024 · How a Galway family saved 15 women from a Magdalene Laundry in the 1960s. The documentary "Ireland's Dirty Laundry" tells how Hugh and Ena McEntee and their three sons rescued girls from a...

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6. ewtn.co.uk › article-mary-magdalene-the-firstMary Magdalene: The first witness to the Resurrection

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   5 days ago · Once known as a sinful woman, Mary Magdalene becomes the Apostle to the Apostles, the first witness to the Resurrection, and the model of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ risen from the grave.

7. ewtn.co.uk › article-st-mary-magdalene-and-theSt. Mary Magdalene and the Lavishness of God’s Mercy

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   Oct 3, 2024 · The woman we meet in Luke 7, who kneels at the feet of Jesus, weeping and drying his feet with her hair is one of the most poignant images of a penitent in Christianity. In that time, a woman’s hair was a sign of her sexuality, and to be kept hidden in public.

8. ewtn.co.uk › article-saint-mary-magdaleneSaint Mary Magdalene - EWTN Global Catholic Television Network

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   5 days ago · What the Scriptures make certain about Mary Magdalene is that she was a follower of Christ, who accompanied and ministered to him (Lk. 8:2-3). The Gospels record her as being one of the women present at Christ’s crucifixion. In addition, she was the first recorded witness of the Resurrection.

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   What were the Magdalene Laundries?

   • The author begins with her own indignation at the way the name of Mary Magdalene has been used to degrade and abuse women, specifically mentioning the "Magdalene Laundries" in Great Britain. In these institutions, young girls guilty of sexual "sins" were forced to live and work under the cruel tutelage of nuns.

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   How many women lived in Magdalene Laundries?

   • Many women wrote desperate letters to relatives detailing the inhumane conditions they faced but later found out that the letters were never posted. Roughly 12,000 women lived and worked in Magdalene Laundries between 1922 and 1996 when the last laundry closed on Seán McDermott Street in Dublin.

   Galway family saved 15 women from a Magdalene Laundry - IrishCentral

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   Who is Mary Magdalene in the Bible?

   • Not much is known about Mary Magdalene. She first appears in the Gospel of Luke as a follower of Christ from whom 7 demons have been cast out. In the Gospels, she is sometimes associated with two other women in Scripture: the woman who washes Jesus’ feet with oil and Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus.

   Mary Magdalene: The first witness to the Resurrection

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   Where did the name Magdalene come from?

   • Her name comes from the town of Magdala in Galilee, where she was born. Scripture introduces her as a woman “who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out” (Lk. 8:2).

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10. www.apollo-magazine.com › mary-magdalene-rachelThe many faces of Mary Magdalene | Apollo Magazine

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    Sep 30, 2024 · Throughout the 20th century, the lack of access to legal abortion fed ‘wayward’ young women into the Magdalene Laundries – homes for unwed mothers and other unruly females – in which they were incarcerated and their babies taken for adoption.