What is Saint Joseph?
{{Infobox saint |name = Saint Joseph |image=Guido Reni - St Joseph with the Infant Jesus - WGA19304.jpg |caption=''Saint Joseph with the Infant Jesus'' by [[Guido Reni]], {{circa|1635}} |titles = Spouse of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]]<br>Legal father of Jesus<br>Prince and Patron of the Universal Church |feast_day=19 March – [[Solemnity of Saint Joseph|Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary]] ([[Western Christianity]]) 1 May – [[Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker]] ([[Catholic Church]]) The third Wednesday after Easter Sunday - The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of the Universal Church ([[Roman Catholic Church]]), The Sunday after the [[Christmas|Nativity of the Lord]] ([[Eastern Christianity]]) |canonized_date = |canonized_place = |canonized_by = |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]], [[Zapotlán el Grande|Zapotlan]] in [[Mexico]], [[Vietnam]], [[Tagbilaran City]], [[Bohol]], [[Mandaue City]], [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]], and many others. |venerated_in = All [[Christian denomination]]s which [[veneration of saints|venerate saints]] }} '''Joseph''' ({{Lang-he|יוסף|translit=Yosef}}; {{lang-el|Ἰωσήφ|translit=Ioséph}}) is a figure in the [[Gospels]], the husband of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary, the mother of Jesus]] and the step father of [[Jesus]]. In [[Roman Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Anglican]] [[Christian]] traditions, he is regarded as '''Saint Joseph'''. ==In the Bible== The Gospel of Luke says that the [[angel]] [[Gabriel]] came to Mary to tell her that she would give birth to a Son and she should call him [[Jesus]]