St. Anne’s Shrine in New York City Tells the Tale, Complete With a Relic Statue of St. Anne and Mary, relic of St. Anne and exterior of St. Jean Baptiste in New York City (photo: Statue and ...

As the Solemn Novena to St. Ann enters its second century, the faithful will celebrate a message that “hope never fails” as ...

The founding of the Collegiate Church of St Mary and St Anne, or, as it was more generally called, Our Lady College, in or ...

It was probably written about A.D. 145 and takes a look back into Mary’s and Jesus’ lives, revealing details not found in Scripture. Some of the stories seem unlikely, the stuff of legends.

But Mary Magdalene’s place in the Christian tradition has also been enigmatic--and has resulted in portrayals ranging from sinner to saint, from “fallen woman” to figure of redemption.

King William III of England, who reigned with Queen Mary II, presented St. Anne’s with a silver communion service a few years after its founding in 1692 in Colonial Annapolis.