Joachim

Saint Joachim
Detail from Saint Joachim and Saint Anna by Francisco Pacheco, c. 1617 – c. 1620
Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessor
Born	c. 75 BC Nazareth, Hasmonean Judea
Died	c. 15 BC Jerusalem, Herodian Kingdom
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheranism Islam
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	26 July (Anglican Communion), (Catholic Church); 9 September (Eastern Orthodox Church), (Greek Catholics); Calendar, (1738–1913); 16 August (General Roman Calendar, 1913–1969)
Attributes	Lamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary
Patronage	Fathers grandparents Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Dolores, Eastern Samar Fasnia, Tenerife Carmelites

Joachim^[a] was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha.^[1] His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.

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