Anna the Prophetess

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• Anna (Bible) — Anna (Hebrew: חַנָּה, Septuagint Greek: Ἄννα) or Anna the Prophetess was a biblical figure mentioned only in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem.… …   Wikipedia

• Anna — is a female given name. Anna, Anne, or Ann may also refer to: notoc People*Anna (Bible), also known as Anna the Prophetess in the Gospel of Luke *Anna of East Anglia (c. 636 654), King of East Anglia *Saint Anne, known by tradition as the mother… …   Wikipedia

• The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Anna (name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Anna imagesize=200px caption=Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, depicted instructing her daughter in this painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The popularity of the name Anne is largely due to this saint.… …   Wikipedia

• Anna — • Details of four women by this name in Sacred Scripture Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anna     Anna     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess — • Discusses prophecy and prophets in the Old and New Testaments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess     Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Presentation of Jesus at the Temple — This article is about the Christian holiday. For other uses, see Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (disambiguation). The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple Presentation of Christ at the Temple by Hans Holbein the Elder, 1500–01 (Kunsthalle,… …   Wikipedia

• Simeon the Righteous — relates that Mary was purified according to the religious law, followed by Jesus s presentation in the Jerusalem temple, and this explains the formal names given to the festival.In the liturgy of Evening prayer in the Anglican communion, tens of… …   Wikipedia

• The opera corpus — is a list of nearly 2,500 works by more than 775 individual opera composers. Some of the works listed below are still being performed today   but many are not. The principal works of the major composers are given as well as those of historical… …   Wikipedia

• Anna Trapnell — (Trapnel) was an alleged Prophetess in England in the 1650s, associated with the Fifth Monarchists whom she joined in 1652. In January 1654, Trapnell fell into a trance for eleven or twelve days, during which time she sang, prayed, and prophesied …   Wikipedia

• prophetess — Female prophets in the OT performed functions similar to those of male prophets. Deborah was a judge who led people into battle (Judg. 4:1–10) and Huldah received enquiries from KingJosiah about the will of God (2 Kgs. 22:14–20) with regard to… …   Dictionary of the Bible