Commemorate the holy Saint Anne, mother of the Theotokos and grandmother of Jesus Christ, honored across the Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Georgian Orthodox, and all Eastern Orthodox Churches. According to tradition, Anne and her husband Joachim were blessed in old age with the child Mary, chosen to become the Mother of God.
Orthodox Christians venerate Saint Anne as a model of faith, patience, and trust in God’s providence. She is especially beloved as a patron of mothers, grandmothers, families, and all who seek her intercession for fertility, childbearing, and the blessing of Christian homes.
Traditions: Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Georgian Orthodox, and others
Feast Day: July 25 (Byzantine calendar), July 26 (Western observance)
Titles: Mother of the Theotokos, Grandmother of Jesus Christ, Patron of Mothers and Families
The witness of Saint Anne continues to inspire Orthodox faithful to embrace holiness in family life and to pass on the faith through generations.
Commemorate the holy Saint Anne, mother of the Theotokos and grandmother of Jesus Christ, honored across the Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Georgian Orthodox, and all Eastern Orthodox Churches. According to tradition, Anne and her husband Joachim were blessed in old age with the child Mary, chosen to become the Mother of God.
Orthodox Christians venerate Saint Anne as a model of faith, patience, and trust in God’s providence. She is especially beloved as a patron of mothers, grandmothers, families, and all who seek her intercession for fertility, childbearing, and the blessing of Christian homes.
Traditions: Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Georgian Orthodox, and others
Feast Day: July 25 (Byzantine calendar), July 26 (Western observance)
Titles: Mother of the Theotokos, Grandmother of Jesus Christ, Patron of Mothers and Families
The witness of Saint Anne continues to inspire Orthodox faithful to embrace holiness in family life and to pass on the faith through generations.
