Joachim
Pre-Congregation | |
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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, Philippines Fasnia, Tenerife Carmelites |
Joachim (/ˈdʒoʊəkɪm/; Hebrew: יהויקים, romanized: Yəhoyāqim, lit. 'he whom Yahweh has set up'; Greek: Ἰωακείμ, romanized: Iōākeím) was, according to Christianity, 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.
In Christian tradition
The story of Joachim, his wife Anne (or Anna), and the miraculous birth of their child Mary, the mother of Jesus, was told for the first time in the 2nd-century apocryphal infancy-gospel the Gospel of James (also called the Protoevangelium of James). Joachim was a rich and pious man, who regularly gave to the poor. However, Charles Souvay, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia, says that the idea that Joachim possessed large herds and flocks is doubtful.[2]
At the temple, Joachim's sacrifice was rejected, as the couple's childlessness was interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. Joachim consequently withdrew to the desert, where he fasted and did penance for 40 days. Angels then appeared to both Joachim and Anne to promise them a child.[3]
Joachim later returned to Jerusalem and embraced Anne at the city gate, located in the Walls of Jerusalem. An ancient belief held that a child born of an elderly mother who had given up hope of having offspring was destined for great things. Parallels occur in the Hebrew Bible in the case of Sarah, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac; Hannah, the mother of Samuel;[4] and in the New Testament in the case of the parents of John the Baptist.
The cycle of legends concerning Joachim and Anne was included in the Golden Legend (around 1260) by Jacobus de Voragine. This cycle remained popular in Christian art until the Council of Trent (1545–1563) restricted the depiction of apocryphal events.
No liturgical celebration of Saint Joachim was included in the
The feast was then celebrated as a
The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches commemorate Joachim on 9 September, the Synaxis of Joachim and Anne, the day after the Nativity of Mary.
Joachim is remembered (with Anne) in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival on 26 July.[8]
Patronage
Joachim is named as the patron saint of fathers, grandfathers, grandparents, married couples, cabinet makers, and linen traders.[9]
Iconography
In medieval art, he often wears a conical Jewish hat. He is often treated as a saint,with a halo, but in the Latin Church, there was some awareness that he had quite likely died too soon to be counted as a Christian.
Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate was a popular subject in artistic renditions of the life of the Virgin.
Symbols associated with Saint Joachim include a book or scroll representing linen makers, a
The name of the San Joaquin River dates to 1805–1808, when Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga was surveying east from Mission San José to find possible sites for a mission. The name was in common use by 1810.[10]
In Islam
Joachim | |
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Predecessor | Uzair |
Successor | Zakariyya |
In Islam he is called Imran (
See also
- Chronological list of saints in the 1st century
- Joachim, patron saint archive
References
- ISBN 978-1134509492.
- ^ Souvay, Charles. "St. Joachim" The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 3 Aug. 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Saint Joachim", World Meeting of Families, 2015 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vann, Joseph; Thomas Bernard Plassmann, eds. (1954). Lives of Saints, with Excerpts from Their Writings: Selected and Illustrated. John J. Crawley & Co. Retrieved July 11, 2020 – via ewtn.com/catholicism/library/saint-joachim-father-of-the-blessed-virgin-5567 EWTN.
- ^ Gaspar LeFebvre, "The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts", Saint Paul, Minnesota: The E. M. Lohmann Co., 1952, p. 1513
- ^ Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (8 September 2015). "Indulgenced prayers and aspirations". p. 32.
- ^ Calendarium Romanum (in Latin). Typis Polyglottis. 1969. pp. 98, 135.
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ a b "St. Joachim, Father of the Most Blessed Virgin: Feast July 26th". St. Joachim Parish, Bellmawr, New Jersey. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0520266193.
- ^ Qur'an 3:42; cited in Stowasser, Barbara Freyer, "Mary", in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C..
- ^ "Nabi Umran Tomb in Salalah City – Religious Sites, Tourist Attractions." Beautiful Salalah, https://www.beautifulsalalah.com/nabi-umran-tomb/
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Joachim". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.