{"id":1665,"date":"2017-07-26T07:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T11:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:04:35","slug":"sts-joachim-and-anne-feast-day-july-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/sts-joachim-and-anne-feast-day-july-26","title":{"rendered":"Sts. Joachim and Anne (Feast Day \u2013 July 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Anne and Joachim are the parents of the Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus Christ. St. Joachim was a retired priest or holy man who was married to St Anne. St. Anne was of King David&#8217;s house and line. St. Anne was born in Bethlehem and her name is derived from Hannah, which means &#8216;grace&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sts. Joachim and Anne had been married for 20 years, but had not children. St Joachim pleaded with God to send them a child. 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