16 August / 20 March – Saint Joachim

Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Quam pulchri sunt gressus tui filia Principis.
How beautiful are thy steps O prince’s daughter!
Canticles 7.1
Unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me.
whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 1.43

Modern Hagiography

Bibliotheca Sanctorum

Roman Martyrology20 March & 16 August

Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Character Calendar  

La vie des saints 

La vie des saints

The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.

Tradition in Action

Medieval Hagiography

BHL 

Acta Sanctorum

The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database

Breviarium Romanum Latin.

Art & Architecture

Index of Medieval Art

Portail Biblissima

POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database 

Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts 

Monologion of Basil II (about)

Joachim Series in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua  
The Expulsion of Joachim
Joachim amongst the shepherds
Joachim sacrifices a kid goat to the Lord
Joachim’s dream
Joachim meets Anna at the Golden Gate

Expulsion of Joachim from the Temple by Giovanni da Milano in the Rinuccini Chapel in Santa Croce in Florence

Expulsion of Joachim by Taddeo Gaddi in the Baroncelli Chapel in Santa Croce in Florence

Expulsion of Joachim by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel in Santa Maria Novella in Florence

Annunciation to Joachim by Guido Reni in the Cappella dell’Annunziata al Quirinale

Saints and their Attributes

Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. Jameson.

A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement.

Saints and their Symbols: A Companion in the Churches and Picture Galleries of Europe by E. A. Greene.

The Saints in Art by Joseph Maria von Radowitz.

Emblems of Saints by Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art by F. C. Husenbeth.

Sacred Symbols in Art by Elizabeth Edwards Goldsmith.

Music

Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant

Devotions

Prayers to Saint Joachim in the Raccolta 

Heortology: A History Of The Christian Festivals From Their Origin To The Present Day by Heinrich Kellner.

Manna for the Soul: Meditations for Every Day of the Year by Paulo Segneri.

Goffine’s Devout Instructions on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Holydays