Joachim
traditional father of the Virgin Mary
b. 100 BC · d. 10 BC
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.
Related people
- Estha child of · traditional
- Matthat child of · traditional
- Mary, mother of Jesus parent of · traditional
- Saint Joseph relative of · traditional
- Jesus relative of · traditional
- Saint Anne spouse of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Sepphoris birth
- Tomb of the Virgin Mary burial
- Jerusalem death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- Heli possibly same