Saint Anne
Anne | |
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| Mother of the Virgin, Maternal Heroine, Woman of Amram | |
| Born | Before c. 49 BC Bethlehem, Hasmonean Judea |
| Died | After c. 4 AD |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism Islam Afro-American religion |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Apt Cathedral, Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré |
| Feast | 26 July (Catholic Church), 9 September (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Book; door; with Mary, Jesus or Joachim; woman dressed in red or green |
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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. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James (written perhaps around 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. The mother of Mary is mentioned but not named in the Quran.