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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >From: Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> >Anne and Joachim (1st cent.) The parents of the Virgin Mary. They first >appear in the second-century gospel of James. According to legend, the >couple had been unable to produce a child, but after angelic intervention >they miraculously procreated the BVM when they met and embraced at the >Golden Gate of Jerusalem. The cult of A and J really took off in the >twelfth century, and Anne's cult only became a universal feast in 1584. The cult of Anne acquired almost a life of its own in Canada. It's unclear to what extent this was related to its popularity in Brittany. A fascinating development was the adoption of Ste. Anne as patroness by a number of the First Peoples living in what became eastern Canada and the U.S., notably the Mi'kmaq and Western Ab'naki. The annual gatherings of the people at central locations became linked to the feast of the adopted and adapted figure of Ste. Anne (she arrives in North America while fleeing from an abusive husband and her symbol is the eagle feather). See Harald Prins, _The Mi'kmag: Resistance, Accommodation, and Cultural Survival, Wadsworth Pub Co; ISBN: 0030534275; 1st edition (January 2, 1996). Francine Nicholson _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html