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Glory to Jesus Christ! Just another question from a young man on his spiritual journey.I have noticed that in the west Mary's mother is referred to as St.Anne(even on byzantine.net),and that in the east Mary's mother is named St.Anna.Am I just ignorant?Is this the same as Mike and Michael or is there a reason for this? Michael,a sinner 
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Dear Michael:
I'm no expert, but the difference seems to me to be linguistic. No greater difference than that.
The name Anne or Anna derives from the Hebrew word for "mother" which I understand is prononced Ann-eh.
Cool, eh?
Yours,
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I thought the name "Anna" was another form of the more Hebraic "Hannah."
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Dear Friends,
Yes, we usually go by "Hannah" or "Anna."
But St Anne is fine too.
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My friends,
Seems simple enough.Thank you very much.
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Dear Michael U: Ana (Hispanic), Anna (Latin/Greek/Slavic?), and Anne (English/French), are a feminine given name derived from Hannah, which means in Hebrew "graciousness!" It could be far-fetched but I read somewhere that the U.S. Naval Academy finally relented against accepting the 1st female cadet when the latter argued, without proof, that the Annapolis all-male institution was destined to have women in her midst! The Commandant had the graciousness to accept defeat!  AmdG
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Dear Friends,
Just a note to say that St Anne is Canada's patron, along with St Joseph and the North American Jesuit Martyrs.
Her feast is on July 26th and St Anne de Beaupre is her great national shrine where a bone-Relic of her is venerated.
There are also some local Miraculous images of St Anne in Quebec, one declared so by Bishop Ignace Bourget.
The devotion to St Anne here was brought from Britanny by French sailors and there they have two famous miraculous images of St Anne who we call the "Grandmother of God."
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"Anne" or "Anna" are equivalent. One of my aunts is named "Anna" - she was a first generation American. I am "Anne." My mom preferred it spelled that way. Same saint, though. "Anna" has gotten popular again - I have a niece by that name now. Originally posted by Michael U.: Glory to Jesus Christ!
Just another question from a young man on his spiritual journey.I have noticed that in the west Mary's mother is referred to as St.Anne(even on byzantine.net),and that in the east Mary's mother is named St.Anna.Am I just ignorant?Is this the same as Mike and Michael or is there a reason for this?
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Originally posted by Amado Guerrero: Dear Michael U:
Ana (Hispanic), Anna (Latin/Greek/Slavic?), and Anne (English/French), are a feminine given name derived from Hannah, which means in Hebrew "graciousness!"
It could be far-fetched but I read somewhere that the U.S. Naval Academy finally relented against accepting the 1st female cadet when the latter argued, without proof, that the Annapolis all-male institution was destined to have women in her midst!
The Commandant had the graciousness to accept defeat!
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Sorry - dunno where my post went. Maryland was a traditionally Catholic colony and named for the Virgin Mary. Annapolis, its capital, was, I believe, named for St. Anne. Originally posted by Annie_SFO: Originally posted by Amado Guerrero: [b] Dear Michael U: Ana (Hispanic), Anna (Latin/Greek/Slavic?), and Anne (English/French), are a feminine given name derived from Hannah, which means in Hebrew "graciousness!" It could be far-fetched but I read somewhere that the U.S. Naval Academy finally relented against accepting the 1st female cadet when the latter argued, without proof, that the Annapolis all-male institution was destined to have women in her midst! The Commandant had the graciousness to accept defeat! AmdG
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Nothing but linguistics as someone already posted.
Same with Mary vs Maria. Or Mike vs Michael.
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Annie wrote:"...Maryland was a traditionally Catholic colony and named for the Virgin Mary..." Not really Annie, it was named for the wife of King Charles I. We used to get Maryland Day, March 25, as an official State Holiday with a day off, when I first started working for State government. Here's a link for more info... http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/name.html Annapolis was named for the future Queen Anne... Here's a link http://annearundelcounty.com/annapolis.htm mark
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The Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic has a St. Ann parish in Harrisburg, PA, but a St. Anne parish in New Port Richey, Florida. (I assume the patron of both parishes is the Mother of the Theotokos.)
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SLAVA ISUSU CHRISTU!
Hi Lemko
Yes, St. Ann's in Harrisburg in named after the mother of the Bohorodica.
AMOF, their annual Parish Festival is this Sunday!
Can anyone say ROAD TRIP??!!!!!
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Dear Mark,
Yes, you are right about the royal roots of those names.
However, since the wife of King (St) Charles I was a RC, it took very little for the growing Catholic populace in that state to extend the connection to the Theotokos.
"Virginia" was named for the "virgin Queen" Elizabeth I, the Carolinas for King Charles I himself and so on.
"Florida" is named for the Spanish term for "Easter" or the Feast of Flowers "Pasqua di Florida" since Ponce de Leon discovered it on Easter Day.
One question - does Maryland have a miraculous Shrine of the Mother of God for its state patron - like Louisiana and Florida?
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