Joachim
Sign in to saveJoachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.
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Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and father of Mary in Christian tradition, making him the grandfather of Jesus according to Christian belief. His story comes from the Gospel of James, an ancient Christian text not included in the official Bible, and he is commemorated liturgically on July 26 alongside Saint Anne.
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- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Joachim
- Saint.death_place
- Jerusalem, Herodian Kingdom
- Saint.feast_day
- 26 July (Catholic Church), (Anglican Communion); 9 September (Eastern Orthodox Church), (Greek Catholics); Calendar, (1738–1913); 16 August (General Roman Calendar, 1913–1969)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchesAnglican CommunionLutheranismIslam
- Saint.image
- San Joaquín, de Juan Simón Gutiérrez (Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla).jpg
- Saint.caption
- Saint Joachim by Juan Simón Gutiérrez, c. 1700
- Saint.titles
- Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessor
- Saint.birth_place
- Nazareth, Hasmonean Judea
- Saint.canonized_date
- Pre-Congregation
- Saint.attributes
- Lamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary
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Joachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.
==In Catholic tradition== The story of Joachim, his wife Anne (or Anna), and the miraculous birth of their child Mary, the mother of Jesus, was told for the first time in the 2nd-century apocryphal infancy-gospel the Gospel of James (also called the Protoevangelium of James). Joachim was a rich and pious man, who regularly gave to the poor; however, Charles Souvay, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia, says that the idea that Joachim possessed large herds and flocks is doubtful. At the temple, Joachim's sacrifice was rejected, as the couple's childlessness was interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. Joachim consequently withdrew to the desert, where he fasted and did penance for 40 days. Angels then appeared to both Joachim and Anne to promise them a child.