Anne

Leonardo da Vinci (1501/1519) (link)

Feast Day July 26

Patron of Grandmothers, Mothers, Pregnancy, Miners

Situations Grandparenting, Infertility, Pregnancy

Professions Homemakers, Miners, Seamstresses

Saint Anne is venerated as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ. Though not mentioned in the canonical Gospels, she is honored in early Christian tradition as a woman of great faith and patience, who together with her husband Joachim raised Mary in holiness.