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St. Anne

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    Mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ
    Wife of St. Joachim
    Frequently depicted holding a young Mary and an infant Christ
    Patron saint of Quebec, grandparents, lace makers and miners
    Feast day is July 26

Why she might be annoying:

    She is not mentioned in the bible, only in apocryphal writing.
    She may have named all three of her daughters (from different marriages) ‘Mary.’
    It was widely and wrongly believed that she and Mary were virgin births.
    She dedicated her daughter to temple service when she was only three.
    The story of Mary’s conception is suspiciously similar to that of Samuel in the Old Testament.

Why she might not be annoying:

    After years of sterility, she was told by an angel she would bear a child.
    Before Mary’s birth, she and her husband were spurned for their childlessness.
    She taught Mary to read.
    She is typically presented as a devoted mother and grandmother.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 214 Votes: 46.26% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 107 Votes: 54.21% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 116 Votes: 46.55% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 59 Votes: 81.36% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 82.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 53 Votes: 37.74% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 80 Votes: 36.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 857 Votes: 44.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 123 Votes: 37.40% Annoying