Among the many holy relics of Simonopetra Monastery on Mount Athos is the left hand of the Myrrh-bearing woman, St. Mary Magdalene. It is the most sacred treasure of Simonopetra. This hand is ...

In the 13th Century, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in France announced it had Mary Magdalene's body as a relic. This was disputed by Vezelay, which had long said it had the relics. The claims that ...