St Mary and St Martha  Cathedral, Sheffield.
St Martha - Feastday: July 29, patron saint of cooks St Mary Magdelene, "The Penitent" St. Mary was given the name 'Magdalen' because, though a Jewish girl, she lived in a Gentile town called Magdale, in northern Galilee, and her culture and manners were those of a Gentile. St. Luke records that she was a notorious sinner, and had seven devils removed from her. Info from Catholic Online Comments
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Simon_K
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This is the visit of Christ to the home of the sisters Mary and Martha at Bethany. While Martha does the housework, Mary just sits and listens. When Martha complains, Christ observes that Mary has chosen the better role.
Mary is usually considered to be the same person as Mary Magdalene, who will later pour oil on Christ's feet and be complained of in a similar way. Mary and Martha's brother is Lazarus, who Christ raises from the dead in a prefiguring of the Resurrection. This is actually quite an unusual representation - I don't think the Victorians were entirely comfortable with the idea that sitting around was better than working hard. This is later, about 1920 I should think.
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