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According to apocryphal Christian and Islamic tradition, Joachim and Saint Anne were the parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus. They are not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband, Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James (written perhaps around 150) seems to be the earliest that mentions them.

Attributes: • Joachim: Lamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary
• Saint Anne: Book; door; with Mary, Jesus or Joachim; woman dressed in red or green
Patronage: • Joachim: Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, Dolores, Eastern Samar, fathers, grandparents, Fasnia (Tenerife)
• Saint Anne: Brittany, Canada, Detroit, Fasnia (Tenerife); Mainar; carpenters; child care providers; childless people; children; equestrians; grandparents; homemakers/housewives; lace makers; lost articles; miners; mothers; moving house; old-clothes dealers; poverty; pregnancy; seamstresses; stablemen; sterility; teachers
See also: Bartolomea Capitanio