myrrhbearers
200px|thumb|White Angel, depicting myrrhbearers at Christ's grave, , [[Mileševa monastery in Serbia]] thumb|Eastern Orthodox [[icon of the Myrrhbearing Women at the Tomb of Christ (Kizhi, Russia, 18th century)]] thumb|Icon of Mary Magdalene as a Myrrhbearer thumb|180px|Hagiography, fresco, of Saint Salome the Myrrhbearer in Greek Orthodox Church
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10 sectionsContents
- Narrative and tradition
- Names of the Myrrhbearers
- Liturgical references
- Role
- See also
- Notes
- Biblical verses cited
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
200px|thumb|White Angel, depicting myrrhbearers at Christ's grave, , [[Mileševa monastery in Serbia]] thumb|Eastern Orthodox [[icon of the Myrrhbearing Women at the Tomb of Christ (Kizhi, Russia, 18th century)]] thumb|Icon of Mary Magdalene as a Myrrhbearer thumb|180px|Hagiography, fresco, of Saint Salome the Myrrhbearer in Greek Orthodox Church
In Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition the Myrrhbearers (; ; ; ; ) are the individuals mentioned in the New Testament who were directly involved in the burial or who discovered the empty tomb following the resurrection of Jesus. The term traditionally refers to the women who came with myrrh to the tomb of Christ early in the morning to find it empty. Also included are Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who took the body of Jesus down from the cross, anointed it with myrrh and aloes, wrapped it in clean linen, and placed it in a new tomb. In Western Christianity, the women at the tomb, the Three Marys or other variants are the terms normally used.