For 10 points, name this female follower of Jesus, sometimes said to have been the lover of
This figure "came with springing tears to the spring of mercy" according to a prayer by St. Anselm. In one story, this person presented an egg to Tiberius, which turned red after he denied Christ's divinity. An apocryphal gospel generally attributed to this person describes a vision about the ascent of a soul, which encounters four powers that try to stop its ascent. This person became a believer in Jesus after being (*) cleansed of seven demons, and, according to three of the gospels, this person was the first to witness the Resurrection. It was a proclamation by Pope Gregory I that led to this figure's conflation with several similarly named persons and with the "Sinful Woman," which may have in turn led to her being labeled as a prostitute. For 10 points, name this female follower of Jesus, sometimes said to have been the lover of 
This figure "came with springing tears to the spring of mercy" according to a prayer by St. Anselm.
Mary Magdalene [prompt on partial answer]