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Which Gospel describes Mary standing near Jesus’ cross?
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Madonna and Child, oil and tempera on panel by Antonello da Messina, 1475; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The Gospel of John is the account that describes Mary, the mother of Jesus, standing near his cross during the Crucifixion. According to this narrative, Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, entrusted her to the care of that disciple.1