Saint Anne is honored in Christian tradition as the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ. Her story, drawn from apocryphal sources like the Protoevangelium of James, tells of her and her husband Joachim’s faith amid childlessness, their angelic announcement, and dedication of Mary to God.
Venerated in Eastern and Western Christianity, her feast is celebrated July 26. She is patroness of mothers, grandparents, women in labor, and educators.