The Magdalena is a superheroine created by Joe Benitez, David Wohl, and Malachy Coney for Top Cow Productions.

The Magdalena is the title of a series of women descended from Jesus Christ via his marriage to Mary Magdalene.

The Magdalena inherits great powers from the royal bloodline and acts as a warrior in the defence of the Catholic Church.

[3][4] The Roman Catholic Church has been the Magdalena's employer since the Middle Ages, raising her from childhood and training her until she is ready to carry out her role.

The Inquisition, a secretive and powerful council of cardinals, oversees the Magdalena's activities and decides her missions.

Patience was in her novitiate but she left her convent suddenly, forcing the Inquisition to send an agent, Kristof, to track her down when her time came to assume the role of the Magdalena.

Patience appeared again when Sara Pezzini, an officer of the New York City Police Department and wielder of the Witchblade, was attacked by a bloodthirsty demon posing as a young woman.

Each Magdalena has the innate ability to see into the human heart and show people the error of their ways in order to give them the chance to redeem their sins.