Commemorated on July 22
The great and holy myrrh-bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal of the Apostles, was a disciple of Jesus named Mary from Magdala, a town in Galilee. Her feast is celebrated on July 22, and she is also remembered on the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women. She is known in some traditions as the Apostle to the Apostles because she was the one who announced the resurrection of Christ to the Eleven. She has an Akathist hymn dedicated to her.
