Mary, wife of Clopas

Who

Key verses

1. Mark 15:40

   There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

2. John 19:25

   But standing by Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Where the Bible names her

Family

Husband

• CClopasJohn 19:25

Children

• JLJames the Lessby tradition · Mark 15:40
• JJosesby tradition · Mark 15:40

Kin

• MMary“his mother’s sister”, a kinswoman (John 19:25)

Discussed by

Comments on the verses that name her (8 of 37).

• Glossa Ordinaria on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  After the Evangelist has related the Passion and the death of Christ, he now goes on to mention those things which followed after the death of our Lord. Wherefore it is said: “And the veil of the temple was rent in…

• Jerome on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  The veil of the temple is rent, that is, the heaven is opened.

• Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  Again, God by the rending of the veil implied that the grace of the Holy Spirit goes away and is rent from the temple, so that the Holy of holies might be seen by all; [ed. note: The sense of the passage by reference…

• Bede on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  Now the cause of the centurion’s wonder is clear, that seeing that the Lord died in that way, that is, sent forth His Spirit, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.” For no one can send forth his own spirit,…

• Augustine of Hippo on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  This also he most of all wondered at, that after that voice which He sent forth as a figure of our sin, He immediately gave up His Spirit. For the Spirit of the Mediator shewed that no penalty of sin could have had…

• Jerome on Mark 15:38–41 (2)Catena Aurea on Mark

  But the last are now made the first. The Gentile people confesses. The blinded Jew denies, so that their error is worse than the first.

• Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 15:38–41 (2)Catena Aurea on Mark

  And so the order is inverted, for the Jew kills, and the Gentile confesses; the disciples fly, and the women remain. For there follows: “There were also women looking on afar off, amongst whom was Mary Magdalene, and…

• Origen on Mark 15:38–41Catena Aurea on Mark

  But it seems to me, that here three women are chiefly named, by Matthew and Mark. Two indeed are set down by each Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James; the third is called by Matthew, the mother…