Saint Mary of Cleophas

Also known as

• Mary of Clopas

Memorial

• 24 April
• 9 April (Armenian calendar; Catholic prior to 2001)
• 23 May (Orthodox calendar)
• 3 August (Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod calendar)

Profile

Mother of Saint James the Lesser. Sister of Our Lady. Present at the Crucifixion, and went to Christ’s tomb on Easter morning. All else that we know about her is legend.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• uCatholic
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Mary of Cleophas“. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>