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St. Joseph: Quick Facts

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Facts

Flourished c.1 - c.100
Notable Family Members spouse Mary

Photos

Champaigne, Philippe de: The Dream of Saint Joseph
Rodríguez Juárez, Nicolás: The Holy Family
Stained glass window depicting Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus in a manger, with halos around their heads and vibrant colors highlighting the nativity scene.
St. Joseph and Jesus
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
French abbot
Fátima visionaries
Lucia dos Santos
Portuguese nun
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Lazarus
New Testament parable figure
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Saint Joachim
father of Virgin Mary
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
The prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Martin Buber
Martin Buber
German religious philosopher
József Molnár: The March of Abraham
Abraham
Hebrew patriarch
Philo Judaeus
Philo Judaeus
Jewish philosopher
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background.
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Painting by James Jacques Joseph Tissot showing Joshua in ancient armor, raising his arm and shield, with an army and battlefield in the background.
Joshua
Hebrew leader
Jacob
Jacob
Hebrew patriarch
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Ernest Renan
French scholar
Aaron, detail of a 3rd-century fresco from the synagogue at Doura-Europus, Syria; in the National Museum, Damascus
Aaron
biblical figure
Josephus before Vespasian
Flavius Josephus
Jewish priest, scholar, and historian
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
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Judah ha-Levi
Hebrew poet
The Flight of Lot and His Family from Sodom, painted by Jacob Jordaens, shows an angel guiding Lot and his family as Lot's wife looks back, with dramatic expressions and rich colors.
Lot
biblical figure

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