For portals with similar names, see Portal:Joseph.
According to the New Testament, the husband of Mary and the father or guardian of Jesus of Nazareth. He is described as a carpenter or other manual labourer, and venerated as a saint in many Christian churches.
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Joseph
Works about Joseph
editAncient texts
editPrayers
editPoetry
edit- "Hail, holy Joseph, hail" by Frederick W. Faber (1849).
- "Saint Joseph" by Alfred Gurney (1884).
Reference works
edit- "St. Joseph," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Joseph#Foster-father of Jesus," in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
- "Joseph (New Testament)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Other
edit- St. Joseph in the Forest by the Brothers Grimm (1812).