Category:Relics of Anne (subject)
According to Christian traditions, Relics of Anne, the mother of Mary of Nazareth and grandmother of Jesus of Nazareth, are preserved in numerous churches.
Overview
The legend tells that the remains of Anne were brought from the Holy Land to Constantinople in 710 and were still kept there in the church of St. Sophia as late as in 1333.
Another tradition claims that the body of Anne were brought to Apt in Southern France by Lazarus, it was hidden by St. Auspicius (d. 398), and found again during the reign of Charlemagne. In 1664 the Chapelle Sainte-Anne was added to the Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt to house the relics, where they are still preserved.
Other churches which claim possession of some Relics of Anne include:
- Basilique Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Brittany, France
- Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada.
- Cathedral of Aix-La-Chapelle/Aachen, Germany
- Annakirche, Düren, Germany -- The Düren relic of Anne was stolen out of the Stiftskirche St. Stephan of Mainz in 1501. Pope Julius II decided on March 18, 1506 that Düren could keep it. Saint Anne became the patron saint of Düren and the annual celebration (July 26) has become one of the biggest folk festivals of Germany.
External links
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