Mary Jacobe was the wife of Cleofas, the mother of apostle Saint James the Less, and possibly sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament, Cleophas is the single English rendering of two men, who are in the Greek originalsCleopas, an abbreviated form of Cleopatros, a commonplace Hellenistic name meaning son of a renowned father, and the other Clopas. Cleopas was one of the two disciples to whom the risen... The Twelve Apostles (in Koine Greek απόστολος apostolos [1], someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Galilean Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles... Among the men named James (יעקב Holder of the heel; supplanter; Standard Hebrew Yaʿaqov, Tiberian Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ), in the New Testament, whose number may be increased by the variety of epithets and euphemisms applied to them, James son of Alphaeus (or Clopas), is called James the Less or the... Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

She was present at the Crucifixion and afterwards went with Salome and Magdalene to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body with spices. Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, where the victim was tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang there until dead. ... The early Christian Gospel of Thomas found at Nag Hammadi mentions among the disciples of Jesus (the Greek expression apostles does not appear) two women, Salome (Hebrew, shalom, peace) and Mary Magdalene (referred to simply as Mary). Mainstream Christian writers withhold the name disciple from Salome, and translate her position...

According to traditions, the three Marys (Mary Jacobe, Mary Salome, and Mary Magdalene) were cast adrift in a boat that arrived off the coast of what is now France. Also present on the boat was Mary Jacobe's Egyptian servant, Sarah (Saint Sarah). Some say that the boat arrived in AD 42, and they were accompanied by Saint Joseph of Arimathea and the Holy Grail. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Events Romans take control of Ceuta. ... Joseph of Arimathea, according to the Gospels, was the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. ... In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. ...