THE LIFE AND CULT OF SAINT ANNE Author:GERARD DESROCHERS An Appraisal — After reading with great interest Father Gerard Desrochers? manuscript on the life and cult of Saint Anne, I appreciate the highly pedagogical way he leads the reader to a congenial encounter with Saint Anne. — The biblical and patristic sources, the teachings of the saints, the declarations of the popes and a favorable tradition th... more »at comes right down to us, all of this is truly interesting and as light as a melody.