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Mary is identified in the synoptic gospels as one of the women who went to Jesus’ tomb after he was buried and along with Joanna and Salome is recognized as one of the three Myrrhbearers by the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod being commemorated in the Calendar of Saints on August 3.Luke 24:10 and Mark 16:1 refer to Mary the mother of James as one of the women who went to tomb while Matthew 27:56 says that Mary the mother of James and Joseph was watching the crucifixion from a distance while Mark 15:40 calls her Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses (NKJV).
