July 22 Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene (1st c.). . Translation of the Relics of Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope (403-404). Repose of Ven. Cornelius of Pereyaslavl’ (1693). Martyr Markella of Chios (14th c.). Saint Mary Magdalene The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene. On the banks of Lake Genesareth (Galilee), between the cities of Capharnum and Tiberias, was the small city of Magdala, the remains of which