Why did Mary Magdalene bcome a Saint?

Question

I'm Catholic and I'm doing this reasearch on Mary Magdalene.
I want to know her Feast Day, History and Why she became a Saint.

Answer 1

Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican churches to be a saint, with a feast day of July 22. She is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church with a festival on the same day. Her name means "Mary of Magdala", after a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.

In Luke 8:2 she is mentioned as one of the women who "ministered to Him [Jesus] of their substance" (in other words, they provided Jesus with money or supplies). The book also tells the story of an exorcism on Mary that cast out seven demons. These women, who earlier "had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities," later accompanied Jesus on his last journey to Jerusalem (Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:41; Luke 23:55) and were witnesses to the Crucifixion. Mary remained there until the body was taken down and laid in a tomb prepared for Joseph of Arimathea. In the early dawn of the first day of the week Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James, (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2; Gospel of Peter 12), came to the sepulchre with sweet spices to anoint the body. They found the sepulchre empty but saw the "vision of angels" (Matthew 28:5). As the first witness to the empty tomb, Mary Magdalene went to tell Peter and John, (John 20:1-2), (gaining her the epithet "apostle to the apostles") and again immediately returned to the sepulchre. She remained there weeping at the door of the tomb. According to John she was the first witness of the Resurrection appearances of Jesus, though at first she did not recognise him. When he said her name she was recalled to consciousness, and cried, Rabboni. She wanted to cling to him, but he forbade her: John 20:17 "Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."'"

This is the last entry in the canonical Gospels regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem. She is probably included in the group of women who joined the Apostles in the Upper Room in Jerusalem after Jesus' ascension (Acts 1:14).

Answer 2

July 22

Answer 3

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=83

I'm wondering about this story of drying Jesus' feet with her hair. I thought that was the prostitute Mary, not Mary Magdalene, but I guess it's more likely I'm wrong than Catholic.org. I'd look into that, though.

Answer 4

She is the only saint to have the designation "Penitent" - she is perceived as one who led a life that was unchaste and was penitent - turning to be one of Christ's followers.

Her Feast Day is July 22.

Answer 5

When she died and went to heaven.

Answer 6

why not... its a load of BS anyway.

Answer 7

she was JC's wife.