What virtues did Saint Anne practice in her life?

Answer 1

Saint Anne is the patron saint of mothers and was the mother of the Virgin Mary. She gave birth for the first time when she was an older woman. She is known for perseverance and stresses the importance of child rearing. She showed patience and ignored mockery to bring forth the child who would experience the immaculate birth.

Answer 2

Saint Anne is known for practicing virtues such as faith, humility, patience, and obedience throughout her life. She is revered for her steadfast belief in God, her meekness and modesty, her ability to endure challenges with grace, and her willingness to submit to divine will. Saint Anne is also celebrated for her devotion to her family, particularly to her daughter, the Virgin Mary.

Answer 3

Anne was the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and I am sure that she did not lead and easy life. It must have been a bit of a shock to find that the daughter she had offered up to God as an infant turned out to be pregnant in her early teens and would have found Mary's story about the visit from an angel to be a bit far fetched. However, she and her husband, Joachim, stuck by her daughter.

Answer 4

Anne had to face the same sorts of challenges that nearly every mother and housewife experiences even today. Add to those daily worries that Saint Anne went through to what she felt when she discovered that her young teenage daughter (Mary) was pregnant and not married.

Answer 5

We know virtually nothing about Anne as she is not mentioned in scripture. What we know is through tradition that has been handed down for 2000 years. She was Jewish and her husband was named Joachim. They became parents of a daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who became the mother of Our Lord. That made her the grandmother of Jesus. It is thought that they lived in Nazareth. So aside from the fact that, obviously, she was an excellent mother as she raised the most perfect human being who ever lived, we know nothing.