When Albania became Christianized in antiquity, Prende was identified by the Catholic Church as Saint Anne, mother of Virgin Mary, and was called "Saint Veneranda" (Tosk Albanian: ShnePremte[1] or Gheg Albanian: Shn Prende[16]), later also associated with Greek Paraskevi, Romanian Sfnta Paraschiva, South Slavic Petka.[27] Another Albanian Christian saint thought by some to have a non-Christian origin is Gjin.