Anna

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The name Anna appears in Paradiso, at verse 133 of canto XXXII, where Dante indicates her presence in the band of the blessed by writing: «Di contr' a Pietro vedi sedere Anna». No further identifying, biographical, genealogical elements, or elements relating to the role played in the scene beyond the simple indication of her sitting opposite Peter are provided in the verses or in the authorized notes. The nature of the figure is not specified, nor is her historical or literary origin, and the available notes concern other passages of the poem and do not offer specific clarifications about this mention. The placement in the Empyrean, proper to the paradisiacal canticle, is consistent with the context of the verse, which belongs to the description of the celestial rose.