Who are Mary's parents?
The story of Mary's birth and details about her aging parents, Joachim and Anne, come from apocryphal writings known as the Protoevangelium of James the Lesser that was written by an unknown author.
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq13.html

Where was Mary born?
According to old traditions Mary was born in Jerusalem. Joachim is said to have been the owner of a home in the vicinity of the temple, more precisely near the Sheep Gate and its pool called in Hebrew Bethesda.
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq184.html

Did Mary have any brothers or sisters?
As it stands the sources dealing with the life of Ann, Joachim and Mary do not mention brothers and sisters of Our Lord's mother.
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq193.html

What do we know about Mary's life?
Includes a possible timeline.
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq01.html

Does the liturgy give us any hints about Mary's life?
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq03.html

What do we know about Mary's life from apocryphal sources?
There are a number of ancient texts not in the canon of Sacred Scripture which claim to present details about the life of Mary. The Protoevangelium Jacobi [First Gospel of James] (ca. 150) ...
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq05.html

What are the aspects of Mary’s person and life, which are related by the various apocryphal writings?
Scripture is tight-lipped regarding details of Mary’s personality and life. It speaks only to the essentials of her religious vocation and role ...
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq28.html

Saints Anne and Joachim: Grandparents of Jesus, 30 min,1998.
 

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