Saint Anna – Handmade Porcelain – Mount Athos

Description A handmade porcelain depicting Saint Anne, crafted entirely by hand. According to the Orthodox tradition, Saint Anna came from the tribe of Levi. Her father, who was a priest, was called Matthan and her mother Maria. St. Anna married Joachim in Galilee and claimed to have the great honor and happiness of having an only daughter, the mother of the Savior of the world. After Saint Anna weaned the Virgin Mary and dedicated her to God, she spent the rest of her life fasting, praying and almsgiving to the poor. Finally, she peacefully surrendered her righteous soul to God, inheriting eternal goods. Pericalli temple in honor of Agia Anna, built in Constantinople around 550 AD. the emperor Justinian. A relic of the Saint exists in the hermitage of Agia Anna, in the Holy Church of Agia Anna Catherine, as well as elsewhere. The conception of Saint Anne is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on December 9 and her Assumption on July 25.