Magdala, Maria Magdalena’s native land -A project of the Tierra Santa (Holy Land) custodianship- “We should always be prepared to question ourselves about Jesus, the person. These places should help us to focus our view towards him... They help us to question ourselves about Jesus, who took his first steps here; question ourselves about the church, by which we are reminded of key moments in his life through these places.” P. Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM – Custodio de Tierra Santa A project through which Magdala may become a place open to pilgrims and to find the ancient church with Maria Magdalena’s house. www.proterrasancta.org Ayudar Donaciones en línea Contacto Jerusalén, 91142 – Jaffa Gate, P.O.B 14308 IBAN: IT67 W050 1812 1010 0000 0122 691 http://www.proterrasancta.org/es/ayudar/
[email protected] tel +972 2 627 11 65 – fax + 972 2 628 64 17 Banca Etica – BIC (Swift code): CCRTIT2T84A I Magdala, Maria Magdalena’s native land Magdala appears in the New Testament following the miracle of the loaves and the fishes, and is the place where Jesus taught about the signs of the times: “Thereafter, Jesus took his leave from the crowd, boarded the boat and crossed over to the Magdala region” (Mt. 15, 39). The gospel also speaks of Mary Magdalene, also called María Magdalena, who, having been freed from the seven evils by Jesus, joined the group of women who followed him (Lc. 8, 13). She is among Jesus’ principal disciples and would be the first to bear witness to the Resurrection and become “the Evangelist to the Apostles”, according to the title bestowed upon her by the Eastern Christian Churches.