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If there is any "bloodline," Mary Magdalene may in fact have been married, perhaps even to a relative of Jesus, and their descendants began claiming
they were descended from Jesus Himself as opposed to His brother or cousin. I'd be interested to learn if this were the case, but my best guess would
be these Europeans had no relation to the peoples of the Middle East. Something fishy about the Merovingians indeed!
Actually there is quite a bit known about Jesus that has not been let known by most seminaries.
34-36 AD - After the crucifixion, Lazarus and his family remained in Bethany for several years. Their estates were vast, and from all accounts, it
was gradually liquidated. Martha, being the eldest, was responsible for the administration of the property. This was recorded in the Book of Rabinus
(34th and 35th chapters); where upon the sale they gave the whole proceeds to Peter, for the use of the Jerusalem Nazarene Church.
Mary Magdalene is one of the most interesting characters of the New Testament story. In recent years, a lot of research has been done on Mary. It is
known, in the canon and in the extra-biblical gospels that Mary had a special relationship with Jesus, which was close, personal and intimate.
Because of her role on the Easter morning and being the first to bring the news of the risen Christ to the other Apostle, she has been called the
“Apostle to the Apostles”.
Outside of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, is the most revered woman in all Christendom with more churches dedicated directly and
indirectly in her honor. She is reputed to be the person in whom the enigmatic ‘Black Madonna’ statues are modeled after with the idea that black
means the dark, shaded and the hidden Madonna.
What we do know is, Mary Magdalene, was found in Caesarea in 38-46 AD with Joseph, Philip, Lazarus, Zaccheus and others. In the Recognition of
Clements, this fact is so stated. She was then a participant in the perilous exile at sea, landing at Ste. Maries in the Camaroque. We have indirect
evidence of her life being at Glastonbury with Joseph as one of the twelve anchorites and the Avalon School. We also know that her last days were
spent in isolation in a mountain cave in the Ste. Baume Mountain Range about twenty-five miles out of Marseilles, France. Here she lived the life as
a hermit. Visiting this site, I was impressed at the immense solitude and the beauty of the panorama view seen from the heights. Why did she remain
in solitude? Was it in remorse and grief as the forgiven prostitute? I doubt it. This is the picture of the Roman Church. What is more striking
suggestion was she a hunted woman, in permanent exile due to her close personal association with Jesus, born as an heir of the dynasty of David?
Someday, we may know.
Death: It has been recorded that Mary’s death was in the eleventh day before the kalends of August and she was interned by her friend, Maximinus in
a bright sepulcher. The remains of Mary Magdalene’s most famed site are in the Church of St. Maximinus (built about 1295 AD) about eight miles
from the cave site of her last home.
Behind the chancel screen is the entrance to the crypt chapel which contains the alabaster sarcophagus which originally contained the body of Mary
Magdalene. Upon the altar is a small but well formed skull, encased in a golden skull, supported on a pedestal representing angels with wings. The
ramus and ascending portion of the lower jaw (inferior maxilla) are missing. On the front of the skull is reputed to be a lighter spot where a piece
of flesh adhered for hundreds of years, supposedly touched by Christ after the resurrection. To the left is a golden arm and hand casing which
contains one of the arm bones.
Much more is known by tradition but not accepted by most Christian outlets.
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