Traditions
An early tradition within the Roman Catholic Church, first visible in the writings of Papias, identify her sons James and Joses/Joseph referred to in scripture as the "brothers of Jesus" as his biological cousins, Mary of Clopas being the sister (or sister-in-law, or even cousin) of Mary the Mother of Jesus. Other traditions outside the Church make her the mother of the "brethren of the Lord".
In medieval legend the three Marys (Mary Magdalene, Mary Salome, and Mary of Clopas) were adrift in a boat that miraculously arrived off the coast of Provence, now called Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. In that legend Mary of Clopas is the mistress of her Egyptian servant Sarah, venerated by Gypsies.
In the Roman Martyrology she is remembered with Saint Salome on April 24. In the Orthodox Church her feast day is commemorated on May 23. Some have regarded Mary as the daughter of Clopas, who was in turn one of the husbands of Saint Anne.
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