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Saint Anne. According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels.
Święta Anna, Anna sprawiedliwa (cs. Prawiednaja Anna, hebr. hannah: „łaska”, „wdzięk”) – matka Marii z Nazaretu i babka Jezusa Chrystusa, żona świętego Joachima, święta Kościoła katolickiego i prawosławnego.
11 paź 2024 · Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to tradition derived from certain apocryphal writings. St. Anne is the patron saint of women in labor, and she and her husband Joachim are the patron saints of grandparents. Learn about the traditional accounts of her life with this article.
26 sty 2023 · Learn about the life, legacy and devotion of Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. Find out her feast day, patronages, and places of worship dedicated to her.
Saint Anne is widely recognized as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. She was the wife of Saint Joachim and, according to tradition, they were a well-off couple.
Saint Anne was the spouse of St. Joachim, and was chosen by God to be the mother of Mary, His own blessed Mother on earth. They were both of the royal house of David, and their lives were wholly occupied in prayer and good works.
Anne is patroness of women in labor; she is represented holding the Blessed Virgin Mary in her lap, who again carries on her arm the Child Jesus. She is also patroness of miners, Christ being compared to gold, Mary to silver.
