Mary Magdalene, † 1st c.; healed of possession; disciple of Jesus and present at his crucifixion; in Mark, the first to witness to the risen Lord (hence, called the "apostle of the Apostles" [Rabanus Maurus, † 856]); almost universally agreed today that her being identified as the sinful woman of Lk 7:36–50 is unfounded; patroness of the Order of Preachers.