Anna

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Anna is traditionally revered in Christianity as the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.

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Label Occurrences
Anna canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
biblical figure
saint
appearsIn Protoevangelium of James
associatedWith Holy Kinship
Immaculate Conception of Mary
canonicalStatus not mentioned by name in the canonical New Testament
commemoratedIn Byzantine liturgical calendar
Roman Martyrology
cultDevelopedByCentury 6th century
feastDay 25 July
26 July
9 December
9 September
grandmotherOf Jesus
hasNameDay 26 July
hasVariantName Ana
Ann
Anne
Hannah
iconographicAttribute book
teaching the Virgin Mary to read
veil
languageOfName Hebrew
meaningOfName grace
linked to: Grace
motherOf Mary
notableFor being the grandmother of Jesus
being the mother of the Virgin Mary
patronage grandmothers
marriage
miners
mothers
pregnant women
religion Christianity
sexOrGender female
spouse Joachim
title Saint Anna
linked to: Saint Anne

Saint Anne
St. Anna
linked to: Sant Anna

St. Anne
linked to: Saint Anne
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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