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Christian feast day: Anne (Western Christianity)

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Saint Anne

Mother of Mary in Christian tradition

According to Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne 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, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come from New…
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Western Christianity

Religious category of the Latin Church, Protestantism, and their derivatives

Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity. Western Christianity is composed of the Latin Church and Western Protestantism, together with their offshoots such as the Old Catholic Church, Independent Catholicism and Restorationism.
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