Hymnography Unbound: Hymn to St. Anne
St. Anne, mother of The Blessed Virgin Mary, is the patroness of women in labor, housewives, cabinet makers, grandmothers, and miners. The city of Santa Ana, CA was also named in her honor. According to the Gospel of James, St. Anne and her husband Joachim, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. Anne promised to dedicate the child to God's service. Her feast day is traditionally celebrated today, the 26th of July.
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