St. Joachim // sv. Jáchym - Radim, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Joachim was, according to some apocryphal writings, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the apocryphal Gospel of James. Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible. His feast day is 26 July.

According to tradition, Saint Anne was born in Bethlehem, and married Joachim of Nazareth. In the Protoevangelium of James, Joachim is described as a rich and pious man, who regularly gave to the poor. Tradition has it that the parents of the Blessed Virgin, who, apparently, first lived in Galilee, came later on to settle in Jerusalem.

At the temple, Joachim's sacrifice was rejected, as the couple's childlessness was interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure. Joachim consequently withdrew to the desert, where he fasted and did penance for 40 days. Angels then appeared to both Joachim and Anne to promise them a child.

Joachim later returned to Jerusalem and embraced Anne at the city gate, located in the Walls of Jerusalem. An ancient belief held that a child born of an elderly mother who had given up hope of having offspring was destined for great things. Parallels occur in the Old Testament in the case of Hannah, mother of Samuel and in the New Testament in the case of the parents of St John the Baptist.

The general attributes: Lamb, doves, with Saint Anne or Mary

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Svatý Jáchym (Joachim, Joakim, Jehoiakim, Eliakim, Eli) a svatá Anna byli dle legendy rodice Panny Marie. V kanonických evangeliích, které tvorí Nový zákon, o nich zmínky nejsou, jejich jména jsou uvedena v apokryfním evangeliu svatého Jakuba. Jméno Joachim je vykládáno jako „príprava na Pána“ a jméno Anny jako „milostná, laskavá“.

Podle svatého Jakuba byli manželé zrejme dosti prosperující pastýri, kterí výtežek svého hospodárství spravedlive delili mezi jeruzalémský chrám, pomoc chudým a vlastní potreby. Problémem bylo to, že nemeli deti. Neplodnost u Židu byla považována za výraz neprízne Boží a chrámoví kneží dokonce jednoho dne z toho duvodu odmítli prijmout obeti, které chrámu prinesli. Hluboce ponížený Jáchym odešel do poušte, kde se ctyricet dní postil a modlil k Bohu. Po ctyriceti dnech se mu zjevil andel a oznámil mu, že jeho modlitby byly vyslyšeny a slíbil jim narození dítete. Skutecne se jim pres vysoký vek narodila dcera, které dali jméno Marie. Otec zemrel krátce po jejím narození a Marie byla ve trech letech predána do výchovy správe jeruzalémského chrámu.

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Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic Statue Location: in centre of village Entrance Fee: free Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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