St. Anne was popular with representatives of various segments of society - from monks nuns
members of the clergy royal patrons to church-goers of every rank. This book looks into both
the public and private worship of this holy woman and brings to the surface some under-exposed
aspects of it. It does so through the examination of manuscripts monumental art relics
sculpture and texts of various genres. The contributors employ a historical as well as a
theological perspective on how the cult of St. Anne (sometimes also with glimpses concerning
that of Joachim) established itself referring to areas in Europe which are not frequently
discussed in English-language scholarship. This new contribution to the field of hagiography
will be of interest to academics from a variety of research fields including theologians
Byzantinists art and church historians and historians of a larger scope.
