SAINT
saint-anna
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Anna, distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in Luke 2:36–38 during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
feast Day
02-16
canonization Status
canonized
canonized By
Pre-Congregation
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
16
