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Sleeping Joseph in San Miguel Church, Manila. A statue of the "Sleeping Joseph" is a devotional object found in some Catholic homes. It was popularised by Pope Francis, who said during a 2015 visit to the Philippines, "when I have a problem, a difficulty, I write a piece of paper and put it under St. Joseph, because he dreams about it! This ...
Saint Joseph's Day is the Patronal Feast day for Poland as well as for Canada, persons named Joseph, Josephine, etc., for religious institutes, schools and parishes bearing his name, and for carpenters. It is also Father's Day in some Catholic countries, mainly Spain, Portugal, and Italy. It is not a holy day of obligation for Catholics in the ...
Saint Joseph is well known as the patron saint of fathers, both families and virgins, workers, especially carpenters, expecting mothers and unborn children. Among many others, he is the patron saint of attorneys and barristers, emigrants, travelers and house hunters.
The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.
Measuring 3.25 metres wide by 4 metres high, its focus is an olive tree representing the Tree of Jesse, which displays Christ's lineage from Abraham to St. Joseph and other biblical motifs. Situated in the passage used by pilgrims making their way to the Grotto of the Nativity, the bas-relief also incorporates symbolism from the Old Testament .
ca. 1628–1645. Type. oil on canvas. Dimensions. 93 cm × 81 cm (37 in × 32 in) Location. Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Nantes, France. The Dream of Saint Joseph is an oil-on-canvas painting created between 1628 and 1645 by the French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour which is now in the collection of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes. [1]
S. St John the Baptist with Four Saints. Saint Joseph (Wautier) Saint Joseph and a Devotee. Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging at Bethlehem. Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Saint Joseph's Dream (Guercino) San Bernardino Altarpiece.
San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale was built in 1909–12, designed in Neoclassical style by Aristide Leonori. [ 8][ 9] It was the project of Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity. [ 10] On 7 June 1967, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon. [ 11] In 1970 it was made a minor basilica .