Righteous · 1st century BC
Anna
Holy Righteous Anna, Mother of the Theotokos
New Calendar July 25 Old Calendar August 7
Why they are a saint
Anna is remembered as mother of the Theotokos. After long barrenness she conceived Mary; Orthodox Christians ask her help to conceive a child. The years given for this life are 1st century BC. The New Calendar feast is July 25; this memory is kept in the whole Orthodox Church.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Patron of to conceive a child, mothers, because of her own story as a parent recorded in her life.
Prayer
O holy Anna, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.