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THE LEGEND OF THE THREE MARYS
🎙️ THE LEGEND OF THE THREE MARYS
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries
Overview
Along the windswept coast of southern France lies one of the most mysterious Christian shrines in Europe — the Church of the Saintes‑Maries‑de‑la‑Mer. According to ancient tradition, three women closely associated with Christ — Mary Magdalene, Mary Salome, and Mary Jacobe — fled the Holy Land after the Crucifixion and arrived on the shores of Gaul in a small boat with no oars, guided only by faith and the hand of God.
Their landing, as the legend tells it, brought Christianity to Western Europe long before…
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