Saint Anne was a first-century Jewish woman, identified in Christian tradition as the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. Though she is not named in the canonical Gospels of the New Testament, her identity and her marriage to Joachim are established through early apocryphal writings, such as the Gospel of James. Born in Bethlehem and passing away in Nazareth, she is a central figure in various Christian denominations, representing the lineage of the Holy Family.