For All the Saints
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Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Te Hahi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tireni, ki Nga Moutere o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa
Saint Mark
Saint Mark is the patron saint of the Anglican church in Opawa. We celebrate Saint Mark’s Day on the Sunday nearest to April 26.
July 26
Saint Mark is the patron saint of the Anglican church in Opawa
Saint Mark the Evangelist is the author of the earliest Gospel, based on memories of Saint Peter’s preaching. Church tradition holds that Mark founded the (Coptic) church in Alexandria.
Saint Mark symbolised as a winged lion
Saints days and commemorations
Saint Anne
Saint Anne is the patron saint of the Anglican church in St Martins. We celebrate Saint Anne’s Day on the Sunday nearest to July 26.
July 26
Saint Anne is the patron saint of the Anglican church in St Martins
Church tradition holds that Mary’s parents were called Anne and Joachim. They were a pious but childless couple, whose prayers were eventually answered with the birth of Mary, who was brought up in the Temple.
Saints days and commemorations