Knowra Saint Anne Saint Anne Saint Anne is the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus in Christian tradition. Although absent from the canonical Gospels, she is venerated as a saint and appears in later texts and devotional traditions.
Gospel of James : An early Christian text, probably from the second century, that recounts Mary’s birth and childhood. It supplies the earliest surviving account of Anne and Mary’s birth.
Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary : A Christian devotional subject depicting Anne with her daughter Mary, often teaching or embracing her. Their bond became one of the most recognizable subjects in Anne’s cult.
Saint Anne's Church, Jerusalem : A twelfth-century Crusader church in Jerusalem traditionally associated with the birthplace of Mary. The church links Anne’s story to a prominent pilgrimage site near the Temple Mount.
Canonical Gospels : The four New Testament accounts of Jesus’s life recognized as canonical by mainstream Christianity. They name neither Anne nor Joachim, unlike later infancy narratives.
Joachim : In Christian tradition, Joachim is the husband of Anne and father of Mary. The Gospel of James pairs Anne with Joachim in the story of Mary’s birth.
Anna Selbdritt : A Western Christian image of Saint Anne, Mary, and the infant Jesus together. This composition makes Anne’s status as Jesus’s grandmother visually explicit.
Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne : An unfinished painting by Leonardo da Vinci showing Anne, Mary, and the infant Jesus. Leonardo’s composition offers a celebrated Renaissance interpretation of Anne’s family role.
Mary, mother of Jesus : The Jewish woman who, in Christian tradition, gave birth to Jesus. Mary is the central figure whose birth and childhood later accounts place in Anne’s story.
Immaculate Conception : The Catholic doctrine that Mary was preserved from original sin from the first moment of her conception. Debates about Mary’s conception often focused on Anne’s role as her mother.
Saint Anne's Day : A Christian feast observed on July 26 in honor of Anne, often together with Joachim. The feast gives her veneration a recurring place in the liturgical year.
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