Joachim
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"Saint Joachim" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Joachim (disambiguation) and Joachim (disambiguation).
Joachim (/ˈdʒoʊəkɪm/; Hebrew: יהויקים, romanized: Yəhoyāqim, lit. 'he whom Yahweh has set up'; Greek: Ἰωακείμ, romanized: Iōākeím) was, according to Christianity, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, and the maternal grandfather of Jesus.
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Joachim | |
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Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessor | |
Born | c. 75 BC Nazareth, Hasmonean Judea |
Died | c. 15 BC Jerusalem, Herodian Kingdom |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheranism Islam |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | 26 July (Anglican Communion), (Catholic Church); 9 September (Eastern Orthodox Church), (Greek Catholics); Calendar, (1738–1913); 16 August (General Roman Calendar, 1913–1969) |
Attributes | Lamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary |
Patronage | Fathers grandparents Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Dolores, Eastern Samar, Philippines Fasnia, Tenerife Carmelites |
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The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha.[1] His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.