Joachim and Anna
E820911
Joachim and Anna are, in Christian tradition, the parents of the Virgin Mary and thus the maternal grandparents of Jesus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ioachim and Anna | 1 |
| Joachim and Anna canonical | 1 |
| Joachim and Anne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9793448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joachim and Anna Context triple: [Kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos, mentionsPersons, Joachim and Anna]
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A.
Joachim
Joachim is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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B.
Johann
Johann is a given name of Germanic origin commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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C.
Johanna
Johanna is the given name of Johanna Spyri, the Swiss author best known for creating the classic children's novel "Heidi."
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D.
Johanna
"Johanna" is a recurring, lyrically poignant love song from Stephen Sondheim's musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*.
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E.
Johanna
Johanna is the birth name of Magda Goebbels, the wife of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and a prominent figure in Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joachim and Anna Target entity description: Joachim and Anna are, in Christian tradition, the parents of the Virgin Mary and thus the maternal grandparents of Jesus.
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A.
Joachim
Joachim is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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B.
Johann
Johann is a given name of Germanic origin commonly used in German-speaking and other European countries.
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C.
Johanna
Johanna is the given name of Johanna Spyri, the Swiss author best known for creating the classic children's novel "Heidi."
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D.
Johanna
"Johanna" is a recurring, lyrically poignant love song from Stephen Sondheim's musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*.
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E.
Johanna
Johanna is the birth name of Magda Goebbels, the wife of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and a prominent figure in Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saints
ⓘ
biblical figures ⓘ legendary characters ⓘ married couple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apocryphal infancy gospels
ⓘ
doctrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
linked to:
Immaculate Conception
|
| child | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| commemoratedWith | each other ⓘ |
| commemoration |
Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne
ⓘ
linked to:
Feast of Saint Anne
|
| cultDeveloped | early Christian centuries ⓘ |
| feastDay |
26 July
ⓘ
9 September ⓘ |
| feastDayContext |
26 July in Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
9 September in Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| grandchild | Jesus ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Saint Anne
ⓘ
Saint Joachim ⓘ |
| honorific | Saints ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem
ⓘ
depicted teaching Mary ⓘ depicted with the young Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| languageForm |
Ioachim and Anna
ⓘ
linked to:
Joachim and Anna
Joachim and Anne ⓘ
linked to:
Joachim and Anna
Saints Joachim and Anne ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Joachim
|
| liturgicalCategory | memorial ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Protoevangelium of James ⓘ |
| patronage |
families
ⓘ
grandparents ⓘ married couples ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Genealogy of Jesus
ⓘ
Holy Family ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
maternal grandparents of Jesus
ⓘ
parents of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus | not mentioned in canonical New Testament ⓘ |
| tradition | Christian tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joachim and Anna Description of subject: Joachim and Anna are, in Christian tradition, the parents of the Virgin Mary and thus the maternal grandparents of Jesus.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joachim and Anna
linked to: Joachim and Anna