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Annaas (), a man whose posterity (or a place whose residents) returned from the captivity (1Es 5:23); evidently the SENAAH SEE SENAAH (q.v.) of the genuine text (Ezr 2:35). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Annaas ana-as (, Sanaas, 1 Esdras 5:23, the Revised Version (British and American) SANAAS): The Senaah of Ezr … Continue reading “Annaas”

Anna, St the name, according to tradition, of the mother of the Virgin Mary, and wife of Joachim. The names of Anna and Joachim are not found in Holy Scripture, but are gathered from the fathers. According to a legend, her body was brought, in 710, from Jerusalem to Constantinople, and from that time many … Continue reading “Anna, St”

Anna Perenna in Roman mythology, was a goddess or nymph whom the Romans honored in a joyous feast, which was annually held on March 15. She is often confounded with Anna, sister of Dido. The story runs as follows: After the death of Dido, Jarbas, king of the Gsetuli, conquered Carthage, causing Anna to flee … Continue reading “Anna Perenna”

Anna, Matthew was a Dominican of Cefalu, in Sicily, who rendered himself celebrated in the 17th century by his Italian poetry. He published at Palermo, in 1641, a poetical paraphrase of Psalms 118, and the tragedies of Thomas Aquinas and St. Margaret. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anna Maria Taigi, Blessed (1769 -1837 ) Born Siena, Italy ; died Rome, Italy . In 1789 she married Domenico Taigi, some years later was received into the Third Order of Trinitarians , and thenceforth devoted herself to a life of holiness and good works. Soon after her death her name was venerated at Rome … Continue reading “Anna Maria Taigi, Blessed”

Anna Comnena Byzantine historian, eldest daughter of Alexius Comnenus, Emperor of Constantinople (1081-1118). She was born in 1083, and received, as was the custom for Byzantine princesses, an excellent education in the Greek classics, history, geography, mythology, and even philosophy. She was married to Nicephorus Bryennius, son of a former pretender to the imperial office, … Continue reading “Anna Comnena”

ANNA A daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, early married, but left a widow after seven years, and thenceforth devoted to the service of God. She was constant in attendance at the morning and evening sacrifices at the temple; and there, at the age of eighty- four years, was blessed with a sight … Continue reading “Anna”

Ann (Or Annat) in Scotch law, signifies the halfyear’s stipend payable for the vacant half- year after the death of a clergyman, to which his family or nearest of kin have right, under an act of the Scottish Parliament passed in 1672. It is a right that does not belong to the clergyman himself, but … Continue reading “Ann (Or Annat)”

Anmutf is a mystical epithet applied to the eye of Horus in ch. 137 of the Ritual of the Dead. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anmeruther (salt lake of the sea), in Egyptian mythology, is a mystical lake near the heavenly Nile in Hades. It is figured in the vignette to ch. 110 of the Ritual of the Dead. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature