New Testament History

The life of the Holy Virgin

The birth of the Holy Virgin
The Immaculate Conception
The dedication of the Temple
The naming ceremony of the Holy Virgin
The purification of Anne
The entrance of the Holy Virgin in the Temple
The death and burial of the Holy Virgin
The resurrection and assumption of the Holy Virgin
 
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The purification of Anne

The period of purification after a daughter’s birth lasts 80 days (Lev 12:5). The mother then brings a sacrifice to the Temple. A.C.E. does not give a date indication for Anne’s sacrifice, except that it occurred some weeks after the Holy Virgin’s birth and that Joachim and Anne sacrificed on the day after their arrival.[1] It was probably on Tuesday factual Julian 23 October 17 BC = 11 Heshvan, i.e. the 80th day after Sunday factual Julian 5 August 17 BC.[2]


[1] A.C.E., Mary, 86.

[2] As boys are presented on the 40th day (not a full 40 days) after birth, so daughters are presented on the 80th day (not a full 80 days) after birth.