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Saints Joakeim and Anna are the Most Dispassionate Couple
—Geronta, tell us about Saints Joakeim and Anna, the ancestors of God. You once started to speak of them.
—Since I was little I’ve had a great veneration for the Holy Ancestors. Surely I’ve told one of you about wanting them to give me the name Joakeim when they made me a monk. We owe them so much! Saints Joakeim and Anna are the most dispassionate couple ever! They didn’t have a fleshly mind in the slightest. Read more →