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72 72 ST. ANNA open to receive her sister-in-law and successor, Anna, countess of Zollern, who would die within a month, which happened. Henriquez, Lilia Cistercii, ii. 250. Bucelinus. Eigollot, in Index to BolL, AA.SS. St Anna (21) of Vitorho, Sept. 21. f 1306. 3rd O.S.D. Worship un- certain. St. Anna (22), Oct 2. 1338. Duchess of Tver, and Grand-princess of Russia. Daughter of Demetrius Borissovitch, duke of Rostov. Married, c. 1294, Michael Jaroslavitch, duke of Tver, nephew of St. Alexander NovskL Her sister was married to Andrew, grand- prince of Russia, who died ahout 1295. Michael, duke of Tver, succeeded to the principality. According to Martinov's Slavonian Calendar^ he was killed in a glorious battle against the Tartars in 1315. But accordiug to Karamsin's Hiaioire de Bussie, iv., he survived the battle. His nephew George, duke of Moscow, who had married a sister of Usbek, khan of Tartary, tried to deprive him of his right. Michael took Moscow, and carried away George's wife among the prisoners. Unfortunately, an epi- demic broke out in Tver, and she fell a victim to it. George accused his uncle of poisoning her. The grand-prince had to go to the horde and appear before the khan to clear himself of the alleged crime. After undergoing much ill usage, which he bore with great fortitude and dignity, Michael was put to death, Nov. 22, 1319. Some months after execution his body was brought home, and found to be in perfect preservation. It was buried with all honour in tho Kremlin of Moscow, in the monastery of St. Saviour, on the spot where now stands tho old church of the Transfigura- tion. He was mourned as the friend of his country throughout all Russia, most of all in his own dukedom of Tver. He is honoured as a saint and martyr. The Duchess Anna took the veil, and so did Xenia, the virtuous and pious mother of Michael. Anna removed from Tver to Kasan, at the request of her son Basil, and died there in 1338. Her body was translated into the cathedral in tho reign of Alexander Michaolovitch (1645-1676), the first of the Romanofis; the king himself carried the venerable corpse. B. Anna (23), April 16, of Camerino, O.D.S. 1 1369. A native of the mar^h of Ancona. Mentioned in the Dominican Martyrology and by various writers of that order. Jacobilli calls her a nun famous for sanctity and miracles. Pio^ Uomtniy etc. B. Anna (24) of the Cross. 16th century. First abbess of the first nunnery of the Order of th^ Assumption of our Lady, otherwise called our Lady of Mercy. The order was founded for men, by Peter Nolasca, in 1235, but had no communities of women. The first nunnery was founded at Seville about 1568. (See St. Mary op Help.) Helyot> Hist, des Ordres Monastiquea, part iii. chap. 37. B. Anna (25) Toschel, Jan. 28^ Nov. 10. "f 1582. A Benedictine abbess at Riga, who distinguished herself by her streuous opposition to the Lutheran and Calvinistic heresies. She lived to the age of 130. Bucelinus, Men, Ben.y Jan. 28, spells her name Toighel. Collin de Plwicy, Saintes et BienheuretiseSy Nov. 10. B. Anna (26) de Roussy, founder of the first convent of Ursulines at Paris, c. 1612. (i^ee Angela Merici.) Gu^ne- bault. B. Anna (27) of Beaulieu, June 24. •f 1618. Galliota. Ven. Anna (28) of St. Bartholomew^ June?. 1530-1628. Born at Almandral, in Old Castile. Her parents were Fer- nando Garcias and Mary Man9anas. Anna was a Carmelite nun of the re- formed order. One of the first who took the habit in St. Teresa's monastery of St. Joseph, at Avila. Her humility made her a great favourite with Teresa, who calls her " a great servant of God,** and says that, although ouly a lay-sister, she was of more use to her than any of the other nuus whom she took with her on her journeys to assist in making re- forms and establishing new monasteries- of the reformed rule. She accompanied her beloved mistress on many of these expeditions as her secretary, and attended her with devoted afiection in her last illness. On October 4, 1582, at Alba