Mary Magdalene was a female disciple whom Jesus delivered from seven demons, accompanied him on his itinerant ministry, and became the first witness at the empty tomb on the resurrection morning.
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Mary Magdalene appears in the New Testament Gospels, commonly identified simply as "Mary" and distinguished by her designation "Magdalene." According to Luke, when Jesus went about through cities and villages preaching the good tidings of the kingdom of God, she traveled with him and the twelve, ministering to them. The Gospels note that Jesus had cast seven demons out of her—an experience that became the foundation of her lifelong devotion to him. She is present at the pivotal moments of Jesus' final days. She stood at the foot of the cross on Golgotha with other women watching his crucifixion. After the Sabbath, on the first day of the week early in the morning while it was still dark, she came to the tomb and found the stone rolled away. She became the first to see the empty tomb and to report this to the disciples, and she was among the first to whom the risen Lord appeared. Mary Magdalene's testimony spans both the crucifixion and the resurrection, the two central events of the gospel. The Gospel tradition names her as among the earliest witnesses of the risen Christ, linking her name inseparably to the proclamation of the resurrection.