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According to Christian tradition, '''Joachim''' (named ''Imran'' in Muslim tradition) was the husband of [[Anne]] | *ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Joachim (sources)]] | ||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Joachim (subject)]] | |||
According to Christian tradition, '''Joachim''' (named ''Imran'' in Muslim tradition) was the husband of [[Anne]], the father of [[Mary of Nazareth]] and the grandfather of [[Jesus of Nazareth]]. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 28 November 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Joachim (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Joachim (subject)
According to Christian tradition, Joachim (named Imran in Muslim tradition) was the husband of Anne, the father of Mary of Nazareth and the grandfather of Jesus of Nazareth.
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. Joachim was described as a rich and pious man of the House of David, living at Sepphoris. However, as Anne was barren, Joachim was deemed to be a sinner by the high Priest and his sacrifice in the Temple was rejected. Joachim spent 40 days in prayer in the desert, and angels appeared to both him and his wife to announce the miraculous birth of Mary.
The figure of Joachim was included in the Golden Legend and remained 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.