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Anna (prophetess)
A widow of advanced age who lived in the temple, fasting and praying — and who, when Simeon held the infant Jesus, gave thanks and spoke of him to all looking for redemption.
Anna of the tribe of Asher was a widow who never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
In the same hour as Simeon's blessing, she came forward to give thanks for the infant Jesus.
She then "spoke of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem" — an early herald of the Messiah.
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