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Good St. Anne

The story of the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, a heavenly helper in every need - Patroness of Mothers, Comforter of the Sorrowing, mother of the Poor, Health of the Sick, Patroness of the Childless, Model of Married Women and Mothers. The finding of her body, prayers in her honor, her shrines, all are here!

St. Anne (Ann, Anna)

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 07/21 Patron Of: Cabinet Makers, Canada, Grandmothers, Mothers, Horseriders, Housekeepers, Women In Labor, Carpenters, Against Poverty, Sterility 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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