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St. Anne
The stain glass window was donated by Ann McNamara and family and restored in memory of Magdalene and Joseph Benedict. St. Anne does not appear in the bible, but is named in an apochryphal gospel called The Protoevangelium of James along with her husband, Joachim. Even so, her story is part of Church Tradition. She is the mother of Mary (the mother of Jesus). Tradition tells us that she was a barren women to whom an angel appeared and promised her that God would give her a child. In reply, Anne promised to dedicate the child to God. |