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[1st Century], wife of St. Jaochim and mother of the Blessed Virgin, is a model of those whose true worth and merit are recognized in the character of their children. She is patron of housewives, women in labor, cabinetmakers, miners and Patroness of Canada. She is shown with Mary and Jesus. Her feast is July 26.

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. All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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