Mary of Clopas

Saint

Mary of Clopas
Mary of Clopas - Sant'Andrea della Zirada Venice
Myrrhbearer
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
FeastMay 23 (Orthodoxy)
April 24 (Catholicism)
The hysteria of Mary of Clopas in Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ (1602).

According to the Gospel of John, Mary of Clopas (Ancient Greek: Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, María hē tou Clōpá) was one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus and bringing supplies for his funeral. The expression Mary of Clopas in the Greek text is ambiguous as to whether Mary was the daughter or wife of Clopas, but exegesis has commonly favoured the reading "wife of Clopas". Hegesippus identified Clopas as a brother of Joseph.[1] In the latest official edition of the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church she is commemorated with Salome on April 24th.[2]

Along with Mary Magdalene and "Mary" Salome, Mary of Clopas is known as one of the Three Marys at the tomb of Jesus. Her relics are said to be in France at the Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eus3.11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Martyrologium Romanum, ex decreto sacrosancti oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II instauratum auctoritate Ioannis Pauli Pp. II promulgatum, editio [typica] altera, Typis Vaticanis, A.D. MMIV (2004), p. 251 ISBN 88-209-7210-7