[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

..the pure and righteous woman Hannah, the mother of our Lady, the holy
Virgin Mary, the God-bearer. This holy woman was a native of the city of Jerusalem, and
she was the daughter of Matat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, of the sons of Aaron the
priest, and of the tribe of Levi. Matat had three children, and the name of the eldest was
Mary; the name of the second was Sofia, and the name of the third was Hannah. And
Mary married and brought forth Salome, the midwife who received our Lady Mary when
she brought forth Christ our God. And Sofia married and brought forth Elisabeth, the
mother of John the Baptist, and this holy woman Hannah married the righteous man

Joachim, who was of the tribe of Judah, and she brought forth our Lady Mary. Our Lady
Mary and Salome and Elisabeth were sisters. Now the history of the strife of this holy
woman Hannah we know of nothing whatsoever which we can record, but we know and
we are convinced that she was the most honored of women because she was held to be
worthy to become the mother of the mother of God in the flesh. And had she not
possessed many virtues, and great righteousness, which was superior to the righteousness
of every other woman, she would never have been worthy of this act of grace. Now this
righteous woman was barren, and she used to pray and to entreat God continually to give
her children, and God gave her a beautiful daughter, one to be revered, and she and all her
people rejoiced, that is to say our Lady Mary. Therefore it is meet for us to honor her, and
to celebrate a festival to her, because of the exalted gift, which God gave her. Salutation to
thee O Hannah, thou ladder of the prayers of the righteous.

 

salutations to saint Anne!

[gualbert]

This reminds me of Santa Anna , and Alamo , and a map with that name in Warcraft 2 , and I can't play it since I have windows xp , Microsoft are a bunch of crook!

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by gualbert

This reminds me of Santa Anna

yes, that is the point of that town, though there is discrepancies if the name of the said winds are a references to Saint Anne or to the Devil..

Santa Anna

or

Santanas

 

[gualbert]

I was thinking about that guy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio..._de_Santa_Anna
Also one alternative name of the devil is satanas , not santanas.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by gualbert

I was thinking about that guy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio..._de_Santa_Anna
Also one alternative name of the devil is satanas , not santanas.

typographical error my friend. the historical question is if the spaniards intended the n or not, which makes the critical distinction between the mother of the mother of God, and the Father of all Lies.


Patronage

Saint Anne is patron of the following places: Canada; France; Fasnia; Brittany; Quebec; Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; Detroit, Michigan; Norwich, Connecticut; Santa Ana Pueblo; Woodplumpton; Seama, New Mexico; Taos, New Mexico; Marsaskala; Tudela, Navarre; and the Philippines.

[gualbert]

Sainte Anne is the patron of France?!!
Never heard of that , and I'm french.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by gualbert

Sainte Anne is the patron of France?!!
Never heard of that , and I'm french.

you are correct, those damned french canadian wikipedia saboteurs!

though she is the Patron saint of Britanny..

According to the legend, the bishop, St Auspice, buried the body of
St Ann in a cave under the church of St Mary in Apt. When barbarians
invaded that area, the cave was filled with debris, almost to be
forgotten until it was dug out by miners 600 years later during the
reign of Charlemagne. The Sailors and miners of the region around
Marseilles were very devoted to Saint Ann and their devotion spread
to other parts of Europe and eventually to the New World. The ancient
shrines of St. Ann in Jerusalem and in Apt, France still exist. Saint
Ann is the patroness of Britanny in France, a land of sailors. The
great shrine of Sainte Anne d'Auray, founded in the 17th century, is
one of the largest pilgrimage centers in Europe and is especially popular
with the Bretons of France. Settlers from that region brought their
devotion to Canada where they established the shrine of Sainte Anne de
Beaupre near Quebec in 1658. In 1905 American Passionist Priests and
Brothers built a monastery in the mining center of Scranton,
Pennsylvania and dedicated their foundation to Saint Ann.
The monastery was built over a coal mine.