The Three Marys (or Maries) are the three biblical Marys who came to the sepulchre of Jesus in the Gospels and were companions of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Eastern Orthodoxy they are among the Myrrhbearers, traditionally including a larger number of people. All four gospels mention the women going to the tomb of Jesus, but only Mark (16:1) identifies all three. In the verse, the three are:
The indications regarding the visit to the tomb from each of the gospels:
The Three Marys have been featured in numerous pieces of art and literature, including the Melisende Psalter, El Greco's Disrobing of Christ and Peter von Cornelius's The Three Marys at the Tomb, among others. The Eastern Orthodox Church especially celebrates them, and numerous icons represent them.
The earliest known representation of the three Marys was discovered in a chapel in the ancient city of Dura Europos on the Euphrates, painted before the city's destruction in 256 CE.
The Three Marys by Alexander Moody Stuart, first published 1862, reprinted by the Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh, 1984, is a study of Mary of Magdala, Mary of Bethany and Mary of Nazareth.
"The Belt of Orion" constellation in Latin America is called as Las Tres Marías (The Three Marys). Other Western nations sometimes call it "The Three Kings".
The Three Marys or Maries is a long poem written circa 1357 by Jean de Venette in the form of a Manuscript on vellum from the mid-fifteenth century. The three Maries spoken of are: Mary, Mother of Our Lord, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome of St. Palaye. [2] [3]