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Mary Magdalene

In Our Time: Religion

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The History of Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene became important in Burgundy and Provence in the 12th century. The arrival of Mary Magdalene in Vesalie is one of the most fascinating parts in the history of MaryMagdalene. She was accused of squandering its wealth and its resources to the detriment of the community. So a new administrator was brought in, Abbott Jeffrey, and he was there to reinvigorate this Abbey. Now we've had history of admits and now we have legends. Could you develop that? Yes, this was the real moment here, particularly in the 11th century when actually it starts off with the great magdalene.

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