Naomi, wet nurse of Mary Magdalene
Nurse of Lazarus[1] and Mary of Magdala, she expresses her joy at the announcement of her conversion:
"I did not want to delay one moment to tell you that I am so happy, to tell you that your mother is rejoicing with me, to tell you that you are once again the fair rose of our house, as when you used to sleep in the cradle after I had suckled you [...]"[2]
She gives Mary the recipe for the purple dye.[3]
She is present at the agony and death of Lazarus.[4] Present at his resurrection, she is the one who, on Jesus’ order, returns with clothes for the resurrected Lazarus.[5]
Character and Appearance
Elderly, a beautiful woman with an olive complexion but pleasant.
Apostolic Journey
The Virgin Mary bids her farewell:
"Goodbye, Naomi. Go with the treasure you have found. As you used to satisfy her hunger with your milk, satisfy now your own, with the words that she and Martha will tell you, so that you may see in My Son much more than the exorciser who frees hearts from Evil."[6]
Her Name
Naomi means "my grace" - Historical reference: the mother-in-law of Ruth, the ancestor of King David.
Where is she mentioned in the work?
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