Saint Anna was the daughter of the priest Matthan and his wife Mary. She was of the tribe of Levi and the lineage of Aaron. According to Tradition, she died peacefully in Jerusalem at age 79, before the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos.
Elena Deshko
She got upset and decided it must be God’s will—it wasn’t her time to go to Diveyevo yet.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Christ calls us to go forward into the world, interacting with it, discerning its errors, offering help, modelling a different way of living.
Kirill Rozhnov
Thus, both Saint Wenceslas and Saint Boris willingly accepted death, not wishing to raise their hands against their brothers, even though by virtue of their positions they had every opportunity to do so. A true Christian, even a warrior, will not kill out of personal self-defense or vengeance.
Then, that same night, St. Abraham appeared to her in a dream and drove three black snakes (demons) out of her with his staff. He said: “Maria, you asked me to help. You prayed fervently to me, and see? I helped you. Sin no more!”
