Santa Ana

Marian Invocation of Not Conformed (Saint Andrew)
Recognized by the Church

Some pastoral sources indicate a parish of St. John's. Ann in northeastern Dominica, in the area of the civil parish of Saint Andrew, which includes the town of Wesley, where significant Catholic presence is mentioned. The specific location is as not recorded due to the lack of extensive online data. No detailed historical studies or founding date have been found.

Main data

Origin and history

Some pastoral sources indicate a parish of St. John's. Ann in northeastern Dominica, in the area of the civil parish of Saint Andrew, which includes the town of Wesley, where significant Catholic presence is mentioned. The specific location is as not recorded due to the lack of extensive online data. No detailed historical studies or founding date have been found.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no description of the image or data of the temple in accessible sources. The parish is mentioned among the inner communities of the diocese of Roseau.

Sponsorship and coronation

St. Anne, mother of the Virgin and grandmother of Jesus, gives name to the parish. Ownership is hagiographic rather than directly Marian, but it creates a focus of indirect Marian devotion. Parish officially recognized; no coronation.

Party and devotion

The universal calendar celebrates San Joaquín and Santa Ana on July 26; it is reasonable to think that this is the patron's feast, but in the absence of explicit confirmation in the diocese, there is no local confirmation. No specific devotional accounts have been found.

Link to the Rosary

Santa Ana, mother of Mary, belongs to the family environment that the Rosary contemplates in the joyful mysteries. To honor the mother of the Virgin is to recognize the human roots of which she would be the Mother of God, who goes to each Avemaría.