Joachim
Joachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.
Patron saint of Fathers; grandparents; Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; Dolores, Eastern Samar; Fasnia, Tenerife; Carmelites; San Joaquin, Iloilo
In the Martyrology
- July 26 Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary