Jean de Venette - The Three Marys or Maries

The Three Marys or Maries

The Three Marys is a long poem written circa 1357 by Jean de Venette. The three Marys spoken of are: Mary, Mother of Our Lord, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome of St. Palaye. The Three Marys is in the form of a Manuscript (shown above) on vellum from the mid-fifteenth century.

The Three Marys have been featured in numerous pieces of art and literature, including the Melisende Psalter, El Greco's Disrobing of Christ and Peter von Cornelius's The Three Marys at the Tomb, among others. The Eastern Orthodox Church especially celebrates them, and numerous icons represent them.