Saint Anne

About Saint Anne

Saint Anne, according to Christian tradition, is the mother of the Virgin Mary and thus the grandmother of Jesus Christ. While often depicted in religious art and stories, her historical existence is not attested in the canonical gospels, leading to her prominence being derived from apocryphal writings, most notably the Protoevangelium of James. Her immense cultural significance across centuries of Christian devotion and iconography is the primary reason MIT's Pantheon project ranks her highly at #204 among the most influential historical figures globally.

Despite this high historical ranking, Saint Anne's modern digital footprint suggests a significant attention gap. In 2025, her Wikipedia page accrued 323K annualized views, placing her attention level at approximately 1x her expected attention relative to her historical importance. For context, this level of attention is dwarfed by figures with far lower historical influence, such as Brigham Young (#947 importance) who garnered 2.5M views. Conversely, the algorithm shows that more historically critical figures like Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (#92 importance) receive dramatically less attention, with only 74K views.

While her interest level is relatively stable, Saint Anne's attention saw a slight year-over-year decline of -8.6% in 2025, though the first quarter (Q1) held 2% more momentum than the third quarter (Q3), suggesting fluctuations in seasonal or liturgical interest throughout the year.