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-	'''Anna''' (חַנָּה, Ἄννα) or '''Anna the Prophetess''' is a woman mentioned in the [[Gospel of Luke]]. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly [[Women in Judaism\|Jewish woman]] who [[prophecy\|prophesied]] about [[Jesus]] at the [[Second Temple\|Temple of Jerusalem]]. She appears in [[Luke 2\|:36–38]] during the [[presentation of Jesus at the Temple]].	+	'''Anna''' (חַנָּה, Ἄννα) or '''Anna the Prophetess''' is a woman mentioned in the [[Gospel of Luke]]. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly [[Women in Judaism\|Jewish woman]] who [[prophecy\|prophesied]] about [[Jesus]] at the [[Second Temple\|Temple of Jerusalem]]. She appears in [[Luke 2\|Luke 2:36–38]] during the [[presentation of Jesus at the Temple]].

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	*36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;		*36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

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	*36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;		*36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
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	*She was a devout [[Jews\|Jew]] who regularly practiced [[prayer]] and [[fasting]].		*She was a devout [[Jews\|Jew]] who regularly practiced [[prayer]] and [[fasting]].
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	== Church traditions and veneration ==		== Church traditions and veneration ==

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[[Image:Giotto - Scrovegni - -19- - Presentation at the Temple.jpg|thumb|Anna at the presentation of Jesus (right), from [[Giotto]], Chapel of Scrovegni.]]

'''Anna''' (חַנָּה, Ἄννα) or '''Anna the Prophetess''' is a woman mentioned in the [[Gospel of Luke]]. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly [[Women in Judaism|Jewish woman]] who [[prophecy|prophesied]] about [[Jesus]] at the [[Second Temple|Temple of Jerusalem]]. She appears in [[Luke 2|:36–38]] during the [[presentation of Jesus at the Temple]].

==New Testament==
The passage mentioning Anna is as follows:
[[Luke 2:36–38]]

*36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
*37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
*38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

From these three verses in Luke, the following is known of Anna:
*She was a [[Prophet|prophetess]].
*She was a daughter of [[Phanuel]].
*She was a member of the [[tribe of Asher]].
*She was widowed after seven years of marriage (her husband is not named).
*She was a devout [[Jews|Jew]] who regularly practiced [[prayer]] and [[fasting]].
Luke describes Anna as "of a great age."
*She was a widow of eighty four years.

== Church traditions and veneration ==
The cults of the [[Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] commemorate Anna as a [[saint]], Anna the Prophetess. The Eastern Orthodox Church consider Anna and [[Simeon (Gospel of Luke)|Simeon the God-Receiver]] as the last prophets of Old Testament and observes their feast on February 3/February 16 as the [[synaxis]] (afterfeast) following the [[Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church#Presentation of Christ|Presentation of Christ]], which Orthodox tradition calls "The Meeting of Our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ". Along with [[Simeon (Gospel of Luke)|Simeon]], the prophetess Anna is commemorated on February 3 in the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church.

Also her figure is drawn in the idolatrous [[icon]]s of the Presentation of Christ, together with the Holy Child and the Virgin Mary, Joseph and Simeon the God-Receiver. Orthodox tradition considers that Christ met his people, Israel, in the persons of those two, Simeon and Anna.

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[[Category:People in the canonical gospels]]
[[Category:Prophets in Christianity]]
[[Category:1st-century Christian female saints]]
[[Category:Gospel of Luke]]
[[Category:Women in the New Testament]]
[[Category:Ancient Jewish women]]