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Joseph (Hebrew: יוסף, romanized: Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized: Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. (Full article...)

Saint Joseph with Infant Jesus, by Guido Reni, c. 1635


Attributes: Carpenter's square or tools, the infant Jesus, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, rod of spikenard
Patronage: Catholic Church, unborn children, fathers, immigrants, workers, employment, explorer, pilgrims, traveller, carpenters, realtors, against doubt and hesitation, and of a happy death; Belgium; From the State of Ceará and the city of Macapá in Brazil; Canada, Croatia, Korea, Indonesia; Zapotlan in Mexico; Vietnam; Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines; and many others.

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