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Joachim, Saint

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Joachim, Saint (jō`əkĭm), in tradition, the father of the Virgin and husband of St. Anne Anne, Saint, in tradition, mother of the Virgin and wife of St. Joachim. She is not mentioned in Scripture, but her cult is very old. In the West she has been especially popular since the Middle Ages. She is patroness of Quebec prov.
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; there is no mention of him in the Bible. His cult is ancient in the East, but modern in the western Church. Feast: Aug. 16.


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