Saint Anne
St. Anne, fresco from Faras, 7th century
Born	September 20,
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Orthodox Church; Anglicanism
Feast	July 26
Attributes	Book, door, with Mary, Jesus, or Joachim
Patronage	Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; Brittany; Canada; carpenters; childless people; Detroit, Michigan; equestrians; France; grandparents; homemakers/housewives; lace makers; lost articles; miners; mothers; moving house; Norwich, Connecticut; old-clothes dealers; poverty; pregnancy; Quebec; Santa Ana Pueblo; Seama, New Mexico;seamstresses; stablemen; sterility; Taos, New Mexico; turners; Marsaskala, Philippines
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Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna) was the mother of The Virgin Mary. Her name Anne is a Greek rendering of a Hebrew name, Hannah. According to the non-canonical Gospel of James, Anne and her husband Joachim, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. Anne promised to dedicate the child to God's service. Joachim and Anne are believed to have given Mary to the service of the Second Temple when the girl was three years old.^[1] Anne is a patron saint of Quebec and Brittany, and patroness of women in labor and miners. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 389 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1038 × 1600 pixel, file size: 574 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) +/- File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Saint Anne Talk... Faras, known in ancient times as Pachoras, was a major city in Lower Nubia in modern Egypt. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Eastern Christianity. ... Anglicanism commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, the churches that are in full communion with the see of Canterbury. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint symbology was important to people who couldnt read because they can figure out what symbols mean. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Image:Adjuntas seal. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Carpenter at work in Tennessee, June 1942. ... “Detroit” redirects here. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... “Grandfather” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Lace (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Santa Ana Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. ... Seama is a census-designated place located in Cibola County, New Mexico. ... Taos (IPA: ) is a city in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ... Marsaskala (also called Marsascala or Wied il-Għajn[1]) is a modest sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the head of Marsaskala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Saint Anne is the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah), meaning grace, favour and/or charm. ... A biblical canon is a list of Biblical books which establishes the set of books which are considered to be authoritative as scripture by a particular Jewish or Christian community. ... The Gospel of James, also sometimes known as the Infancy Gospel of James or the Protevangelium of James, is an apocryphal Gospel probably written about AD 150. ... For other persons named Joachim, see Joachim (disambiguation). ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... A stone (2. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Chuquicamata, the second largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...

The story is similar to that of Samuel whose mother had also been childless and was named Hannah. The story was not accepted in the Western church until the 13th century, although in the Eastern church dedications to Anne date to the 6th century. ^{[citation needed]} In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anne is ascribed the title Forbear of God, and both Conception of Anne and Dedication of Mary to the Temple are celebrated as two of the Twelve Feasts. ^{[citation needed]} Samuel or Shmuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, Standard Tiberian ) is an important leader of ancient Israel in the Book(s) of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Coptic Orthodox Pope · Roman Catholic Pope Archbishop of Canterbury · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Faith... The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...

In Western iconography, Anne may be recognised by her depiction in red robe and green mantle, often holding a book. Images may also be found depicting Anne holding a small Mary who in turn holds an infant Christ; more elaborate carved statuettes open up to reveal Mary inside Anna with Christ in turn inside her. ^{[citation needed]} Such trinitarian representations mirror similar depictions of the Trinity, and were sometimes produced as pairs. ^{[citation needed]} Look up Iconography in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Red (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... The Virgin and Child with St Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. ... This article is about the Christian Trinity. ...

Varying theologians have believed either that Joachim was Anne's only husband, or that she was married thrice. Ancient belief, attested to by a sermon of St John Damascene, was that Anne married once. In late medieval times, legend held that Anne was married three times, first to Joachim, then to Clopas, and finally to a man named Solomas, and that each marriage produced one daughter: Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary of Clopas, and Mary Salomae, respectively.^[2] However, this view was rejected in 1677 by the Roman Catholic Church, which has since held that Anne was quite elderly when Mary was born, and that Mary was the only child of Anne and her sole husband Joachim. ^{[citation needed]} John of Damascus (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Arabic: Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene, Χρυσορρόας/Chrysorrhoas, streaming with gold—i. ... In the New Testament, Cleophas is the single English rendering of two men, who are in the Greek originalsCleopas, an abbreviated form of Cleopatros, a commonplace Hellenistic name meaning son of a renowned father, and the other Clopas. Cleopas was one of the two disciples to whom the risen... Mary of Clopas (Greek: Maria he tou Klopa) was one of various Marys named in the New Testament. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

St. Anne by Parducci

Similarly, in the 4th century, and then much later in the 15th century, a belief arose that Mary was born of Anne by virgin birth. ^{[citation needed]} Those believers included the 16th century mystic Valentine Weigel who claimed Anne conceived Mary by the power of the Holy spirit. This belief was also condemned as an error by the Catholic Church in 1677. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 587 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (734 × 749 pixel, file size: 168 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran akaCarptrash 22:49, 12 February 2007 (UTC) St Anne by Corrado Parduci at St Annes Church in... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 587 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (734 × 749 pixel, file size: 168 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran akaCarptrash 22:49, 12 February 2007 (UTC) St Anne by Corrado Parduci at St Annes Church in... Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 - November 22, 1981) was an American architectural sculptor. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Virgin Birth is a key doctrine of the Christian faith, and is also held to be true by Muslims (Quran 3. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Valentin Weigel (1533-1588) was a German theologian, philosopher and mystical writer, from Saxony, and an important precursor of later theosophy. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      In mainstream Christianity, the... 1677 (MDCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Her feast day is 26 July (Western calendar) and 25 July (Eastern calendar).

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St Anne and Joachim

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Saint Anne

• Patron Saints Index
• "St. Anne" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
• American Catholic "Saint of the Day" article entitled "Sts. Joachim and Ann"