as a Double of the Second Class, a rank that was changed in 1960 to that of Second Class Feast. In the 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar, it was joined to that of Anne, for celebration on 26 July. The Eastern Orthodox Churches and Greek Catholics commemorate Joachim on 9 September, the Synaxis of Joachim and Anne, the day after the Nativity of the Theotokos. Joachim is remembered (with Anne) in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival on 26 July. Patronage Joachim is named as the patron saint of fathers, grandfathers, grandparents, married couples, cabinet makers, and linen traders. Iconography In medieval art he often wears a conical Jewish hat. He is often treated as a saint, with a halo, but in the Western church there was some awareness that he had quite likely died too soon to strictly be counted as a Christian. Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate was a popular subject in artistic renditions of the life of the Virgin. Symbols associated with Saint Joachim include a book or scroll representing linen makers, a shepherd's staff for the Christian Word, and a basket of doves representing peace. He is almost always clothed in green, the color of hope. The name of the San Joaquin River dates to 1805–1808, when Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga was surveying east from Mission San José in order to find possible sites for a mission. The name was in common use by 1810. In Islam In Islam he is called Imran (), and one of his believed graves is in Salalah; which is claimed to be the "longest grave in the world" (12 metres). According to the Quran in Al Imran Imran is the father of Maryam and grandfather of ʿIsa. See also Chronological list of saints in the 1st century Joachim, patron saint archive References External links St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin at Christian Iconography. 50s BC births 15 deaths 1st-century BCE Jews 1st-century Jews Angelic visionaries Anglican saints Family of Jesus Infancy Gospels Mary, mother of Jesus New Testament apocrypha people People from Nazareth Saints from the Holy Land