Joseph

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Joseph is the husband of Mary in the New Testament and the earthly guardian of Jesus, venerated in Christianity as a model of humility, obedience, and fatherhood.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Christian saint
Saint
appearsIn New Testament
associatedWithPlace Bethlehem
Nazareth
familyLineage King Davidic dynasty
surface form: House of David
feastDayInCatholicChurch 1 May
19 March
genealogyRecordedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
guardianOf Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
legalFatherOf Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
occupation carpenter
tekton
patronage universal Church
surface form: Universal Church

a happy death
carpenters
craftsmen
engineers
families
fathers
workers
recognizedBy Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Churches
religion Judaism
residence Nazareth
roleInChristianity model of fatherhood
model of humility
model of obedience
spouse Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus
stepfatherOf Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
title Foster Father of Jesus
Joseph the Betrothed
Saint Joseph
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
tookPartIn Flight into Egypt
veneratedIn 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
virtue chastity
faithfulness
humility
obedience

Referenced by (14)

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Christmas associatedFigure Joseph
Cypros child Joseph
Joe Biden givenName Joseph
Joe Klecko givenName Joseph
Joe Theismann givenName Joseph
Joseph Pulitzer givenName Joseph
Joseph Stiglitz givenName Joseph
Jesus Christ legalFather Joseph
Saint Joseph name Joseph
Mary spouse Joseph