Orthodox 1107
“But Mary had seven devils, because she was filled with all vices. Or else, by seven devils are meant seven spirits contrary to the seven virtues, as a spirit without fear, without wisdom, without understanding, and whatsoever else is opposed to the gifts of the Holy Ghost.”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of Mark, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Mark 16:9-13
PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1842) ↗