caption: Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene, in a painting by Paolo Veronese (1528-88). In the Beaux-Arts Museum, Grenoble, France. Mary Magdalene is presented in the New Testament gospels as a mourner at the Crucifixion of Christ and witness to his resurrection, but the Mary most familiar to us today is a former prostitute. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)