Saints & Feasts
of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNA AND THE OIL-BEARING WOMEN
On Tuesday, August 26, the Armenian Church commemorates Saints Joachim and Anna, parents of Mary, the mother of Christ. Joachim, son of Barpathir, was a descendant of King David, to whom God had revealed that the Savior of the world would be born through his descendants.
