Joachim


Joachim
Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Virgin Mary
Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessor
Bornc. 75 BC
Nazareth, Hasmonean Judea
Diedc. 15 BC
Jerusalem, Herodian Kingdom
Venerated inLatin Church
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
Islam
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast26 July (Anglican Communion), (Catholic Church); 9 September (Eastern Orthodox Church), (Greek Catholics); Calendar, (1738–1913); 16 August (General Roman Calendar, 1913–1969)
AttributesLamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary
PatronageFathers
grandparents
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Dolores, Eastern Samar
Fasnia, Tenerife
Carmelites

Joachim (/ˈəkɪm/; Hebrew: יהויקים, romanizedYəhoyāqim, lit.'he whom Yahweh has set up'; Greek: Ἰωακείμ, romanizedIōākeím) was, according to Christianity, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, and the maternal grandfather of Jesus.

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.

  1. ^ Brownrigg, Ronald (September 2, 2003). Who's Who in the New Testament. New York: Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1134509492.