In 1969, the Catholic Church said that the annual feast day of Saint Mary Magdalene, on 22 July, relates only to the woman who saw the risen Jesus and not the other women mentioned by Pope Gregory.

1 This Mary was from Magdala, a coastal city of Galilee. This is why she is called Magdalene. The label of her origin informs ... and her memory is celebrated on July 22 and May 4, the day of the ...