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St. Joachim

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Joachim was born in Galilee, Israel. Joachim's father was Mathat. His paternal grandparents were Levi and Estha. He was an only child. Joachim is no longer alive.

Death Notes
- The traditional tomb of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim was rediscovered in Jerusalem in 1889.

General Notes
- "Joachim" is a variant form of Eliacim or its abbreviation Eli, a variant of Heli, which latter is the form found in St. Luke's genealogy.
  
  Tradition says that while he was away from home, he and Anne each received a message from an angel that she was pregnant. Believed to have given Mary to the service of the Temple when the girl was three years old.
  
  Joachim is mentioned in neither historial or canonical writings. The information we have on Joachim derives mainly from the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James.
  
  He and his family lived at Mara in the region of Mount Horeb.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph ^*
  
  Janne
  
  Melchi
  
  Levi
  
  Mathat
  
  Estha
  
  St. Joachim
  - b. in Galilee, Israel
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Click here for details of Joachim's family with St. Anne

Source/Citation Protoevangelion of James

St. Joachim

Ancestor Pedigree Chart