St. Mary of Egypt (c.344 to c.421)

   It's okay for sex workers to use condoms, according to Pope Benedict XVI, but that doesn't mean prostitution is acceptable. This is to prevent the spread of  HIV and AIDS. It's nice to know he's doing it for the greater good.
   The Roman Catholic Church teaches that sex is for married heterosexual couples and artificial contraception is against the rules. In my opinion, Pope Benedict XVI has made a big step in the progress of global health.
   I'm sure St. Mary of Egypt would agree. She is a patron saint of reformed prostitutes. She was born in Egypt c.344 and ran away from home at age 12. Legend states that she was a prostitute and dancer although she didn't always accept money for sexual favors.
  St. Mary of Egypt went to Jerusalem on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, hoping to find customers. She was unable to open the door of the church, overcome with remorse for the way she lived for 17 years. She repented, crossed the River Jordan, and lived as a hermit in the desert for 50 years surviving on berries and whatever else she could find.
  St. Mary of Egypt died in c.421 and her feast day is April 3.

St. Mary Magdalene (1st century AD)

Was she Jesus' wife or a whore? It seems that for milleniums people have been more concerned that Mary of Magdala was a sinner rather than a saint. To me, St. Mary Magdalene is unfairly represented since most of what we know comes from legends.
She was born in the 1st century AD in Magdala, Galilee. She is considered to be one of the first disciples of Jesus and his dearest friend. He cleansed her of seven devils.
St. Mary Magdalene was one of the few people who saw Jesus crucified and laid in his tomb. According to the four gospels, she was the first person to see him resurrected.
"Many sins are forgiven her, because she loved so very much," Jesus once said.
It is uncertain as to exactly what St. Mary Magdalene did after his death, but one of the more popular stories is that she spent the end of her life in a cave in France. Her daily intake was the Holy Eucharist administered by angels.
Just before she passed away, she was miraculously transported to the chapel of Maximin. Her estimated age of death was 72 in the 1st century AD.
She is the patron saint of many things such as apothecaries, sexual temptation, and reformed prostitutes. St. Mary Magdalene's feast day is July 22.