Prende was a goddess of love in the Albanian folklore

Albanian folklore

Albanian mythology comprises myths and legends of the Albanians. The elements of Albanian mythology are of Paleo-Balkanic origin and almost all of them are pagan....

. She was the wife of Perendi

Perendi

In Albanian, Perëndi is a word for God and the sky, especially invoked in incantations and songs praying for rain. It might be derived from perëndoj "to set ", which might be borrowed from Latin parentare "to bring a sacrifice , to satisfy" or Latin imperantem "ruling" In Albanian, Perëndi is a...

 and referred to in Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 legends as zoja e bukuris ("the queen of beauty"), while her sacred day was Friday.

When Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 became Christianized in the early Middle Ages, Prende was identified by the Catholic Church as Saint Anne

Saint Anne

Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...

, mother of Virgin Mary , known in Gheg

Gheg Albanian

Gheg is one of the two major varieties of Albanian. The other one is Tosk, on which standard Albanian is based. The dividing line between these two varieties is the Shkumbin River, which winds its way through central Albania....

dialect as Prenne or Petka.