medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
According to the trinubial theory of Anne's unions (widely disseminated in the later Middle Ages), her husbands were first Joachim, then Cleop(h)as, then Salome. Thus imagined, she was the mother of each of the Three Marys and Jesus' biblical "brothers" were really his first cousins.
Who her legendary parents were depends on whom you read. According to Pseudo-Matthew and its offspring, Anne was the daughter of Isachar; that tradition doesn't name her mother.
Best,
John Dillon
On 02/07/14, Madeleine Gray wrote:
> I thought Cleopas was her husband as well (and father of St Mary Cleopas?)
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> Her legendary parents were Emerentia and Stollanus.
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> Maddy
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> From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura Jacobus
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> Subject: Re: [M-R] British Library Blog Series on Saints
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> Fabulous! But have they really got it right in saying that there was a tradition that either Joachim or Cleophas was the father of St Anne? Isn't Joachim there as Anne's husband?
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> Laura
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> Dr. Laura Jacobus
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> Senior Lecturer in History of Art
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> Birkbeck College, University of London>
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> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/02/saints-lives-and-deaths.html
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> Starting today, the BL has started a series of posts on saints to coincide with their days - magnificent miniatures, e.g. from the Bedford Hours
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> Prof. Henrike Lähnemann
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