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According to Christian and Islamic traditions, '''Anne''' (''Hannah'') was the wife of [[Joachim]] and the mother of [[Mary of Nazareth]]. | 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== | ==Overview== | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 5 May 2013
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.
Relics of Anne are preserved in churches in France, Germany, Italy, and Canada.
Anne in ancient sources
- Anne (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
Anne in literature & the arts
- Anne (arts) -- survey of fictional works
Anne in scholarship
- Anne (research) -- survey of scholarly works
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