From: "jamie l bianco" <JSKYE-AT-prodigy.net> Subject: Re: Reference needed Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 17:04:47 -0500 Saint Mary of Egypt (~500 AD) was a prostitute saint whose identity eventually conflated with Mary Magdalene. She also took on the identities of several Mary's in the NT and became closely connected with the Virgin Mary. I don't know of a specific quote, but the origin in the Christian/Western context could be attributed to Magdalene. The cult of Magdalene flourished in Medieval France, and part of her legendary includes a pilgrimage to Marseille and the conversion of the King and Queen. She accomplished the conversion by facilitating the Queen to become pregnant (fertility goddess/Venus/Diana). I hope this is helpful. If additional biblio on this topic would be helpful, send me a note. respectfully, Jamie SkyeBianco Grad Student CUNY -----Original Message----- From: Kristin Switala <kswitala-AT-cecasun.utc.edu> To: French Feminism <French-feminism-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU> Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 10:13 AM Subject: Reference needed >Hi everybody! Does anybody know which text the reference to woman as >either prostitute, mother, or saint comes from? Thanks! > >Sincerely, >Kristin > > > > > > --- from list french-feminism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list french-feminism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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