Joseph the Betrothed

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Christian saint New Testament person artisan biblical figure carpenter husband of Mary legal father of Jesus patriarch saint

Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
the Betrothed	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ artisan ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ carpenter ⓘ husband of Mary ⓘ legal father of Jesus ⓘ patriarch ⓘ saint ⓘ
appearsIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
associatedPlace	Bethlehem ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Finding in the Temple ⓘ Flight into Egypt ⓘ Nativity of Christ ⓘ surface form: Nativity of Jesus
betrothedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus
familyResidence	Nazareth ⓘ
feastDayInEasternOrthodoxChurch	26 December (Synaxis of the Theotokos and St. Joseph in some traditions) ⓘ Sunday after the Nativity ⓘ
feastDayInRomanRite	1 May ⓘ 19 March ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasName	Joseph ⓘ
hasTitle	Joseph the Betrothed self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the Betrothed
knownFor	leading the flight into Egypt ⓘ obedience to divine revelations in dreams ⓘ protecting the infant Jesus ⓘ taking Mary as his wife despite her pregnancy ⓘ
languageContext	Koine Greek ⓘ surface form: New Testament Greek
legalFatherOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus
moralQuality	just ⓘ obedient to God ⓘ righteous ⓘ
occupation	carpenter ⓘ tekton ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
reveredIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
roleInText	guardian of Jesus ⓘ husband of Mary ⓘ
spouse	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus
veneratedAs	model of humble obedience to God ⓘ model of righteousness ⓘ patron of the universal Church ⓘ patron of workers ⓘ protector of the Holy Family ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph the Betrothed → hasTitle → Joseph the Betrothed self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Betrothed

Joseph → title → Joseph the Betrothed ⓘ