RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mary of Bethany

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Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in Judaea to the south of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. Western Christianity initially identified Mary of Bethany with Mary Magdalene and the sinful woman of Luke 7 (Luke 7:36–50). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary of Bethany has received more than 1,169,791 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Mary of Bethany is the 884th most popular religious figure (down from 775th in 2019).

Mary of Bethany is most famous for being the sister of Martha and Lazarus. She is also known for being the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with perfume and washed them with her hair.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mary of Bethany ranks 884 out of 3,187Before her are Gerard Majella, Bavo of Ghent, Al-Tabarani, Angela of Foligno, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, and Scipione Borghese. After her are Killing of Peter Fechter, Juan Diego, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mammes of Caesarea, and Severinus of Noricum.

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