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Joseph (Hebrew: יוסף, romanized: Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized: Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. (Full article...)

Attributes: Carpenter's square or tools, the infant Jesus, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, rod of spikenard
Patronage: Catholic Church, unborn children, fathers, immigrants, workers, employment, explorer, pilgrims, traveller, carpenters, realtors, against doubt and hesitation, and of a happy death; Belgium; From the State of Ceará and the city of Macapá in Brazil; Canada, Croatia, Korea, Indonesia; Zapotlan in Mexico; Vietnam; Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines; and many others.