This sterling silver 15/16in. X 9/16in. oval St. Anne Medal, inscribed with the words, "Pray for us", comes with an 18in. rhodium-plate clasp chain and is packaged in a lovely maroon gift box. She is the patron saint of cabinet makers, Canada, grandmothers, horseriders, housekeepers, housewives, mothers and women in labor.
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St. Anne (Ann, Anna)
Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 07/21
Patron Of:
Sterility, Against Poverty, Cabinet Makers, Canada, Carpenters, Grandmothers, Horseriders, Housekeepers, Mothers, Women In Labor
Mother of Our Lady. Grandmother of Jesus Christ. Wife of Saint Joachim. Probably well off. Tradition says that Anne was quite elderly when Mary was born, and that she was their only child. The belief that Anne remained a virgin in the conception and birth of Mary was condemned by the Vatican in 1677. Believed to have given Mary to the service of the Temple when the girl was three years old. Devotion to her has been popular in the East from the very early days of the Church; widespread devotion in the West began in the 16th century, but many shrines have developed since.