Category:Anne (subject)
According to Christian and Islamic traditions, Anne (Hannah) was the wife of Joachim and the mother of Mary of Nazareth.
< Annunciation to Anne and Joachim -- Birth of Mary -- Relics of Anne >
Overview
In the mid-2nd century CE, the Protoevangelium of James first introduced the characters of the parents of Mary of Nazareth, Joachim and Anne. Similarly to Samuel's mother, Anne was as a pious woman who was childless until her old age. Angels appeared to both her and her husband to announce the miraculous birth of Mary.
The figure of Anne was included in the Golden Legend and remained very popular in eastern and western Christian art and liturgy until the 16th century when the Reformation rejected the cult of saints and the Council of Trent restricted the depiction of apocryphal events in the Roman Catholic Church.
Supposed Relics of Anne are preserved in churches in France, Germany, Italy, and Canada.
Anne, in ancient sources
Protoevangelium of James
Anne, in the arts
As the wife of Joachim and the mother of Mary of Nazareth, Anne has a supporting role in the Life of Mary (Annunciation to Anne and Joachim; Birth of Mary) and occasionally, in the Life of Jesus (Madonna and Child; Holy Family).
In no fictional work has Anne a role of protagonist.
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