Salome (disciple)

Saint Salome
Greek fresco of St Salome
Myrrhbearer, Midwife
Died	1st century
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	24 April and 22 October (General Roman Calendar of Catholic Church) 3 August (Eastern Orthodox, some Eastern Catholic & Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) Sunday of the Myrrhbearers (Eastern Orthodox & some Eastern Catholic)
Attributes	Thurible

In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and as one of the Myrrhbearers, the women who found Jesus's empty tomb. Interpretation has further identified her with other women who are mentioned but not named in the canonical gospels. In particular, she is often identified as the wife of Zebedee, the mother of James and John, two of the Twelve apostles.^[1] In medieval tradition Salome (as Mary Salome) was counted as one of the Three Marys who were daughters of Saint Anne, so making her the sister or half-sister of Mary, mother of Jesus.^[2]