medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Louie G. Nacorda wrote:
>
> Your name and email address came out in the Bollandists
> website as the society's coordinator in the United
> States. I am Louie Nacorda from the Philippines, and I
> was hoping you/the society can help me identify Saint
> Mary Jacobe or Jacobi. She is supposed to be one of the
> three Marys that went to the tomb of Jesus on Easter
> dawn, the two others being Mary Salome and Mary Clophas.
> Mary Magdalene is another Mary but is not part of the
> Three Marys.
>
> I am curious about this particular Mary because in my
> country, there are images of her that are part of the
> Good Friday procession of the Lord's Burial. Her
> attributes vary from place to place. In some, she carries
> a short broom (which is also the emblem of Mary
> Cleophas); in another place, she carries a cord and an
> empty money bag (indicating that she was the mother of
> Judas Iscariot). In addition, I recently received from a
> friend in Italy the gift of a theca with three ex ossibus
> relics insided, labeled S. Mariae Jacob Dis, S. Mariae
> Salome Disc, and S. Mariae Cleophas Disc. To me, this
> means there is a mortal remain venerated as Saint Mary
> Jacobe/i, a disciple of the Lord, distinct from Saint
> Mary Cleophas, purportedly the mother of St. James the
> Less, Josset, etc.
>
> You/the society is my last recourse as I have scoured the
> internet for any information about this new found,
> supposedly 1st c woman disciple of Jesus, but I only saw
> from flicker some photos of her image in the Philippines,
> with no explanation whatsover on who she really is and
> why the broom or the cord and empty money bag as her
> emblems.
No, Maria Jacobae is the same person as Mary Cleophas - the three Marys are
the Virgin Mary, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome. See the discussion on the
Holy Kinship last summer.
The question of relics of people of doubtful existence I leave to others.
John Briggs
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