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Saint
Anne
Greek icon of Saint Anne with the Virgin, by Angelos Akotantos (c. 1420–1450)
Mother of the Virgin, Maternal Heroine
Woman of Amram
Born
Before c. 49 BC
Bethlehem, Hasmonean Judea
Died
After c. 4 AD
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
Islam
Afro-American religions
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Major shrine
Apt Cathedral, Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Feast
Catholic Church: 26 July[1]
Eastern Orthodox Church: 9 September[2] 25 July
Attributes
Book; door; with Mary, Jesus or Joachim; woman dressed in red or green[3]
Patronage
Mothers
grandparents
pregnant women
children
unmarried people
teachers
carpenters
child care providers
seamstresses
lacemakers
secondhand-clothes dealers
equestrians
stablemen
miners
lost things
loving homes
poverty
sterility
Brittany
Canada
Detroit
Taguig
Triana, Seville
Hagonoy, Bulacan
Barili, Cebu
Molo, Iloilo City
Kurunegala Catholic Diocese, Sri Lanka
Fasnia, Tenerife
Mainar
Marsaskala
Carmelites
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