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|SaintName=Saint Joseph
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=Unknown
|SaintBirthPlace=Nazareth, Galilee (modern-day Israel)
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|SaintDeathDate=Unknown
|DeathPlace=Nazareth or Jerusalem, Judea (traditional belief)
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|SaintCauseOfDeath=Unspecified
|NotableAddress1=Nazareth, Galilee, Israel
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|BeatificationDate=Not formally beatified
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|Canonized=Yes (traditional recognition)
|CanonizationDate=Not formally canonized
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|FeastDay=March 19 (Solemnity of Saint Joseph), May 1 (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)
|Profession=Carpenter
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church
|Patronage=Universal Church, fathers, workers, immigrants, the dying, a happy death, and many countries including Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines
|Attributes=Lily, carpenter's tools, staff with lily, spikenard
|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of St. Joseph, Nazareth; various other locations claim relics or significant devotion
|AdditionalVeneration=Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran
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'''Saint Joseph''' (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, Ioséph) is revered in Christianity as the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus Christ. He is considered a pivotal figure in the Nativity narrative, known for his righteousness, humility, and obedience to God.
'''Saint Joseph''' (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, Ioséph) is revered in Christianity as the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus Christ. He is considered a pivotal figure in the Nativity narrative, known for his righteousness, humility, and obedience to God.