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Post by RitaMarita on Oct 25, 2022 6:52:33 GMT -5
Another question for anyone who has access to ancient or trustworthy sources...
In the process of trying to determine whether Simon Zealot/Cannanite was the brother of Saint Jude it made me wonder about the other "brethren" of Our Lord and if there were sources which talked about how they were related.
Some ancient sources (The Golden Legend and I can't remember the others right now) which I came across suggested that Saint Anne had two husbands after Saint Joachim: Cleophus and Salome, the fathers of Mary Clopas and Mary Salome. There is an old Medieval tapestry that I plan to try and share here to represents this.
Saint Jerome says that Cleophas was the same person as Alpheus that he was the husband of Mary Clopas. Other early doctors said that Cleophas was the brother of Saint Joseph making Mary Clopas (called the sister of Mary in the Gospel) the equivalent of a sister-in-law of her husband.
Some people have also suggested that Mary Salome was the daughter of Saint Cleophas and Saint Mary Clopas and that they were therefore the grandparents of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint James the Greater.
Another source talked about how the father of Saint Joseph was Jacob being prefigured by Jacob with his 12 sons and his Joseph who helped redeem the people and Saint Joseph's part in the redemption and protecting Our Lord.
One final interesting thing I came across was that there was a person named Hismeria (Esmeria) was the sister of Saint Anne and mother of Saint Elizabeth.
Anyhow... I thought a thread about this with any information anyone should share would be helpful and instructive.
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Post by RitaMarita on Oct 25, 2022 6:56:26 GMT -5
I came across an old medieval manuscript representing:
1st Row: Jesus, Saint Simon, Saint Jude and Saint John the Evangelist
2nd Row: Our Lady and Our Lord, Saint James Minor and Saint James Major
3rd Row: Our Lady and Saint Joseph, Mary and Alpheus, and Mary and Zebedee
4th Row: The Three husbands of Saint Anne: Joachim, Cleophas and Salome
For some reason I am having trouble putting the pictures of here from my phone.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 25, 2022 7:20:04 GMT -5
You need a photo imaging hosting site..most have gone the way of the dodo or are behind a paywall
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Post by RitaMarita on Oct 25, 2022 9:24:18 GMT -5
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Oct 25, 2022 10:01:30 GMT -5
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