Saint Anne
St. Anne, fresco from Faras, 7th century
Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Orthodox Church; Anglicanism; Eastern Catholic Churches
Feast	July 26
Attributes	Book, door, with Mary, Jesus, or Joachim
Patronage	carpenters; childless people; equestrians; grandparents; homemakers/housewives; lace makers; lost articles; miners; mothers; moving house; old-clothes dealers; poverty; pregnancy; seamstresses; stablemen; sterility; turners. 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 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs This article refers to Eastern Churches in full communion with the Holy See The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description
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According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna) of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Her name Anne is a Greek rendering of a Hebrew name, Hannah. Hannah is a personal name also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah meaning "He (God has favoured me/favours me (i Mary's mother is not named in the canonical Gospels. A Biblical canon or canon of scripture is a list or Set of Biblical books considered to be authoritative as Scripture by a particular religious This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament According to the apocryphal 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. The Gospel of James, also sometimes known as the Infancy Gospel of James or the Protoevangelium of James, is an apocryphal Gospel probably written about Saint Joachim ("he whom YHWH has set up" Hebrew: יהוֹיָקִים Greek Ἰωακείμ was the husband of Saint Anne An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition 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. The Second Temple (בית המקדש romanized 'Beit HaMikdash' meaning 'Holy House' was the reconstructed Temple in Jerusalem which stood between 516 BCE and 70 CE ^[1] Anne is a patron saint of Quebec and Brittany, and patroness of women in labor and miners. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body

The story bears a superficial similarity to that of the birth of Samuel, whose mother Hannah had also been childless. Samuel ( Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, Standard Šəmuʼel Tiberian Šəmûʼēl) is an important Although Anne's cult receives little attention in the Western church prior to the late 12th century,^[2] dedications to Anne in the Eastern church occur as early as the 6th century. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. ^[3] In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anne is ascribed the title Forbear of God, and both the Birth of Mary and the Dedication of Mary to the Temple are celebrated as two of the Twelve Great Feasts. The Nativity of the Theotokos, celebrating the birth of Mary, is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Liturgical year. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its name in the East is a The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter is the greatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

In Western iconography, Anne may be recognised by her depiction in red robe and green mantle, often holding a book. Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Images may also be found depicting Anne holding a small Mary who in turn holds an infant Christ (see gallery). Such trinitarian representations mirror similar depictions of the Trinity, and were sometimes produced as pairs. SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных ^[4]

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. Chrysorrhoas redirects here For the river see Barada. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي 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. "Clopas" (also "Clophas") is a figure of early Christianity Mary of Clopas or Cleophas (Greek Maria he tou Klopa) the sister of Saint Joseph, was one of various Marys named in the New Testament. This Salome is distinct from Salomé the daughter of Herodias, who demanded the head of John the Baptist. ^[5]

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. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious Tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while ^[6] Those believers included the 16th century mystic Valentine Weigel who claimed Anne conceived Mary by the power of the Holy spirit. Valentin Weigel (1533-1588 was a German theologian philosopher and mystical writer from Saxony, and an important precursor of later Theosophy. In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance This belief was also condemned as an error by the Catholic Church in 1677. Instead, the Church teaches that Mary was conceived in the normal fashion, but that she was miraculously preserved from original sin in order to make her fit to bear Christ. Original sin is according to a doctrine in Catholic theology, humanity's state of Sin resulting from the Fall of Man. The conception of Mary free from original sin is termed the Immaculate Conception -- which is frequently confused with the Virgin Birth or Incarnation of Christ. For dogmatic context see Roman Catholic Mariology. For artistic depictions see Roman Catholic Marian art. The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious Tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while Incarnation which literally means embodied in flesh, refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature (generally a human who is the

The iconographic subject of Joachim and Anne The Meeting at the Golden Gate fitted both views, and was a regular component of artistic cycles of the "Life of the Virgin". Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate is a 1504 Woodcut by the German painter Albrecht Dürer, which depicts an embracing couple situated beneath The Life of the Virgin, showing narrative scenes from the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus is a common subject for pictorial cycles in Christian art often complementing or The couple meet at the "Golden Gate" of Jerusalem and embrace. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the They are aware of Anne's pregnancy, of which they have been separately informed by an archangel. Archangels are superior or higher-ranking Angels Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions including Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism For those believing in the virgin birth of Mary, this moment stood for her conception, and the feast was celebrated on the same day as the Immaculate Conception. The Birth of Mary, the Presentation of Mary and the Marriage of the Virgin were usual components of cycles of the Life of the Virgin in which Anne is normally shown. The Nativity of Mary is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its name in the East is a The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Joseph.

Anne is never shown as present at the Nativity of Christ, but is frequently shown with the infant Christ in various subjects. The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century She is normally shown as present at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Circumcision of Christ. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord is a Christian celebration of the Circumcision of Jesus, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern European There was a tradition that she went (separately) to Egypt and rejoined the Holy Family after their Flight to Egypt. The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St The flight into Egypt describes an event in the Gospel of Matthew ( in which Joseph fled to Egypt with his wife Mary and Jesus Anne is not seen with the adult Christ, so was regarded as having died during the youth of Jesus. ^[7] Anne is also shown as the matriarch of the Holy Kinship, the extended family of Jesus, a popular subject in late medieval Germany. Holy Kinship was a popular theme in religious art throughout Germany and the Low Countries, especially during the late 15th and early 16th centuries

The feast day of Anne is 26 July (Western calendar) and 25 July (Eastern calendar).

Patronage

Saint Anne is patron of the following places: Canada; France; Brittany; Quebec; Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; Detroit, Michigan; Norwich, Connecticut; Santa Ana Pueblo; Seama, New Mexico; Taos, New Mexico; Marsaskala; Tudela, Navarre; and the Philippines. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Adjuntas /að'xuntas/ is a small mountainside municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwest of the island on the Norwich known as "The Rose of New England" is a city in and formerly county seat (when there were county seats in the state of New London County, Connecticut Santa Ana Pueblo ( Eastern Keres: Tamaiya) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States Seama is a Census-designated place (CDP in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. Taos (ˈtaʊs is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. Marsascala ( Maltese: Marsaskala or just M'skala) is a modest sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the Tudela is a Municipality in Spain, the second city of the Autonomous community of Navarre. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP

Gallery

German, 15th century. Anne holds Mary and Christ

German, 15th century, Legends of St Ann

Spain 15th century

Presentation of Mary at the Temple

References

External links

• Patron Saints Index
• "St. Anne" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Brief American Catholic article on "Sts. Joachim and Ann"