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Anna The Prophetess

Anne (right) during the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (the work of Giotto , Scrovegni Chapel in Padua )

Anne ( in Hebrew , in ancient Greek ), Anna the prophetess or Anne of Jerusalem is a character in the New Testament , mentioned only in the Gospel according to Luke.

It is a holy Christian celebrated on February 3 .

/ / Anna the prophetess in the Gospel

Anne was a prophetess who prophesied aged about Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem during the episode in his presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It occurs when the prophecy of Simeon. It appears in Luke 2:36-38 :

Anne prophecy:

"There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. It was a great age. After, from her virginity, lived seven years with her husband, she was widowed; reached the age of eighty-four years, she never left the Temple, serving God night and day in fasting and prayer. Occurring at the same time, she began to praise God and speak of the child to all who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. ".

It shows the following:

she was a prophetess.
She was the daughter of Phanuel.
She was of the tribe of Asher.
she was widowed after seven years of marriage (her husband is not named).
it was a Jewish pious, very attached to religious practices of prayer and fasting.

It does not appear to be cited in another text, whether canonical or apocryphal.

Communities Anna the Prophetess

There are several dioceses Catholic communities Prophetess Anne targeting widows over 50 years. The consecration is lived, in continuity with their sacrament of marriage and union with their husbands, as part of an ordinary life, through occupations and family routine.

In art

The prophetess Anna is shown as a statue with Mary, Joseph and Simeon on the facade of Chartres cathedral (XIII ^century).

The prophetess Anna is represented on a fresco by Giotto in the Scrovegni chapel in Padua.

Rembrandt was a representation of his mother in a painting prophetess Anna, painted in 1631, exhibited at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

References

Nominees: St. Anne of Jerusalem
orthodoxe.com Forum: Saints for the Feb. 3 church calendar
Luke 2. 36-38
That is to say when Simeon prophesied

External Links

Analysis of data on the figure of Anna the Prophetess by Philippe Lefebvre

New Testament people
Gospels Jesus of Nazareth , Jesus Christ views: History , Christological	Alpheus Anan Anne the Prophetess Blind Bethsaida Barabbas Bartimaeus Caiaphas Cleophas Devil Elizabeth Daughter of Jairus Gabriel John the Baptist Joan, wife of Chuza young man of Nain Joachim Joseph Joseph of Arimathea Joseph, brother of Jesus Jude, brother of Jesus Lazarus The Good Thief The bad thief Legion Luke Malchus Marc Mary of Bethany Mary Cleophas Mary Magdalene Mary, mother of Jesus Martha Nathanael Nicodemus Salome Satan Simon of Cyrene Simon, brother of Jesus Simon the leper Suzanne Simeon Zechariah Zacchaeus Theophilus Groups: Angels God-Fearing Disciples Evangelists Herodians Myrrh-bearing women Pharisees Near Jesus proselytes Magi Sadducees Samaritans Sanhedrin Scribes Septuagint disciples Zealots See also: the characters in parables
Apostles	Andre Bartholomew Jacques d'Alpheus Jacques de Zebedee Jean Judas Iscariot Jude Matthias Matthew Paul Philippe Pierre Simon the Zealot Thomas
Acts of the Apostles Pierre Paul	Agabus Ananias (Damascus) Ananias (Judaea) Apollos Aquila Aristarchus Barjsu Barnabas Damaris Demetrius Dionysius the Areopagite Dorcas Eutychus Gamaliel Jacques le Juste Jason Joseph Barsabbas Judas the Galilean Luke Lucius of Cyrene Lydia Manaen (John) Mark Mary, mother of John surnamed Mark Priscilla Publius Saphire Sceva Silas Simeon of Jerusalem Simon Magus Sopater Theudas Timothy Titus Trophime Tychicus First seven deacons : Stephen Nicanor Nicolas Parmenas Philippe Prochorus Timon
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Epistles	Achaque Alexander Andronicus Archangel Michael Archippus Crescens Diotrephes Epaphroditus Erastus Hymenaeus Jesus Justus Junias Marie Nymphas Philemon Philetus Phoebe Syntyche Apocalypse: Abaddon Antipas Beast Two witnesses Female Great prostitute Four Horsemen Three Angels
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