Did Mary Magdalene visit Provence? An examination of the evidence

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Did St. Mary Magdalene, one of Christianity’s most enigmatic figures, really visit Provence, as a local tradition claims? Joseph Bérenger’s famous paper, which is here published in English for the first time, learnedly evaluates the pertinent literary and archaeological evidence which was available to the author in 1925. This volume also includes an English translation of the 1893 study by Louis Duchesne, a fierce critic of the tradition, which partly inspired Bérenger’s article. Despite their age, these two papers still form a useful starting-point for anyone interested in attempting an objective assessment of this intriguing tradition.