抹大拉成为一个在空虚的世界上悔改的标记，玛丽亚抹大拉是剑桥大学抹大拉学院的赞助者（读作“抹大莲”，就像眼泪汪汪的悔改者一样）。

• The Magdalene became a symbol of repentance for the vanities of the world, and Mary Magdalene was the patron of Magdalene College, Cambridge (pronounced "maudlin", as in weepy penitents).