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Originally Posted by gualbert
Sainte Anne is the patron of France?!!
Never heard of that , and I'm french.
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you are correct, those damned french canadian wikipedia saboteurs!
though she is the Patron saint of Britanny..
According to the legend, the bishop, St Auspice, buried the body of
St Ann in a cave under the church of St Mary in Apt. When barbarians
invaded that area, the cave was filled with debris, almost to be
forgotten until it was dug out by miners 600 years later during the
reign of Charlemagne. The Sailors and miners of the region around
Marseilles were very devoted to Saint Ann and their devotion spread
to other parts of Europe and eventually to the New World. The ancient
shrines of St. Ann in Jerusalem and in Apt, France still exist. Saint
Ann is the patroness of Britanny in France, a land of sailors. The
great shrine of Sainte Anne d'Auray, founded in the 17th century, is
one of the largest pilgrimage centers in Europe and is especially popular
with the Bretons of France. Settlers from that region brought their
devotion to Canada where they established the shrine of Sainte Anne de
Beaupre near Quebec in 1658. In 1905 American Passionist Priests and
Brothers built a monastery in the mining center of Scranton,
Pennsylvania and dedicated their foundation to Saint Ann.
The monastery was built over a coal mine.