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Agia Anna Gold Leaf Ceramic Resin Cross
Saint Anna and Saint Joachim are known for being the parents of the Theotokos. Their story as we know it begins after they had been married for fifty years. Anna was considered barren because after all these years, she wasnโt able to conceive a child. They were devout in their faith, and they gave 1/3 of all they owned to the poor and another 1/3 to their place of worship. They only kept 1/3 for themselves. They lived a peaceful life, but they always longed to have a child of their own.ย
Finally, their dream of having a child would come true. The Angel Gabriel appeared to both of them saying that they would have a child whose name was to be Mary. Maryโs role was to be the mother of the Messiah, or the Theotokos. They each promised to raise the child in the Temple and to serve God. When Mary was three years old her parents presented her to the Temple. After that, we know that Mary became the Theotokos and she eventually married Joseph. Anna lived to the age of 69 and Joachim lived until he was 70.
