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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saint_JosephSaint Joseph - Wikipedia

    Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism and Lutheranism. [3] [4] In Catholic traditions, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days. The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph.

    • Carpenter's square or tools, holding the infant Jesus Christ, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, and a rod of spikenard.
  2. Mar 18, 2024 · Saint Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father and the spouse of the Virgin Mary. He is the patron saint of the universal church in Roman Catholicism, and his life is recorded in the Gospels, particularly Matthew and Luke. Learn more about the life, genealogy, legends, and veneration of Saint Joseph.

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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Saint ; Gender: Male; Best Known For: First appearing in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, Saint Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus Christ and the husband of the Virgin Mary.

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  5. Joseph is also patron saint of the Universal Church, families, fathers, expectant mothers (pregnant women), travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers, craftsmen, engineers, and working people in general. We celebrate two feast days for Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mary and May 1 for Joseph the Worker.

  6. www.ewtn.com › st-joseph-20901St. Joseph | EWTN

    St. Joseph is the patron saint of the Universal Church, unborn babies, families, fathers, immigrants, social justice, carpenters, those seeking employment, realtors, and a happy death. His greatest patronage, however, is that of the Universal Church, an office that can be said to have begun with the “domestic church” of the Holy Family of ...

  7. www.ewtn.com › catholicism › saintsSt. Joseph | EWTN

    The glorious St. Joseph was lineally descended from the greatest kings of the tribe of Judah, and from the most illustrious of the ancient patriarchs; but his true glory consisted in his humility and virtue. The history of his life hath not been written by men; but his principal actions are recorded by the Holy Ghost himself God entrusted him ...

  8. Joseph, Saint, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ.The chief sources of information on the life of St. Joseph are the first chapters of our first and third Gospels; they are practically also the only reliable sources, for, whilst, on the holy patriarch’s life, as on many other points connected with the Savior’s history which were left untouched by ...

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