Saint Joseph
Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus
b. 30 BC · d. 20
According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
Related people
- Jacob (father of Joseph of Nazareth) child of · traditional
- Heli child of · traditional
- Saint Anne relative of · traditional
- Jesus relative of · traditional
- Joachim relative of · traditional
- Cleopas sibling of · traditional
- Mary, mother of Jesus spouse of · traditional
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Luke 4 claims — Nativity of Jesus; Circumcision of Jesus; Presentation in the Temple
- Gospel of Matthew 3 claims — The Annunciation to Joseph; Flight into Egypt; return from Egypt