Saint Anne
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Saint Anne is the mother of Mary, the mother of Jesus, according to Christian and Islamic traditions, though she is not mentioned by name in the New Testament or Quran. She became an important figure in Christian devotion and art, particularly in medieval Europe, where stories about her life were developed and expanded beyond what appears in the biblical texts.
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According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne (also known as Ann or Anna) was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing, Ann's name and that of her husband Joachim come from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James (written perhaps around 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. The mother of Mary is mentioned but not named in the Quran.
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