![Untitled painting by the Master of the Magdalen (ca. 1280–1285), Gallerica dell'Accademia, Florence, featuring canonical and noncanonical episodes from the life of Mary Magdalene. [Wikimedia]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5449167fe4b078c86b41f810/1616265163066-GHH5VMCQ1PQFEE206W44/512px-Maestro_della_maddalena%2C_maddalena_e_otto_storie_della_sua_vita%2C_1280-1285_178x90cm_B.jpg)
Untitled painting by the Master of the Magdalen (ca. 1280–1285), Gallerica dell'Accademia, Florence, featuring canonical and noncanonical episodes from the life of Mary Magdalene. [Wikimedia]
The mingling of competing versions of the Magdalene’s life also tells us about how emerging veneration for her competed with and complemented cults of the Virgin Mary.
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