The City of the Apostle to the Apostles

Frédéric Manns describes the biblical city of Magdala and its connection to Mary Magdalene in a feature for L’Osservatore Romano. In his work, Raccontando la Bibbia, Manns depicts Magdala as a fortified city on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus visited a newly inaugurated synagogue to preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

Manns suggests that Jesus may have encountered Mary Magdalene on a pier in the port. He describes the meeting as a moment when the luxurious boat of the wealthy Mary Magdalene crossed paths with the humble boat used by the Apostles during the period of preaching known as the Galilean Spring. The feature notes that the Gospel of Luke identifies Mary Magdalene as one of the women who accompanied Jesus after she was healed of seven demons and various infirmities.