# Magdalene — Mirèio character guide

> Magdalene in Mirèio by Frédéric Mistral.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** O Magdalene, Ste. Magdalene

**First appearance:** 0012-canto-x-camargue

## Who they are

Mary Magdalene, a saint invoked in the poem.

## In the story

### [Canto XI: The Saints](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-xi-the-saints)

Weeps behind Martha and Lazarus on the boat; her tears later feed a river in Marseilles.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mary Magdalene, who retired to the desert of La Sainte Baume after the landing.

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